Daniel Halladay (November 24, 1826 in
Marlboro, Vermont
Marlboro is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. The town is home to both the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum and Marlboro College, which hosts the Marlboro Music School and Fes ...
– March 1, 1916 in
Santa Ana, California) was an American engineer, inventor and businessman, best known for his innovative 1854 self-regulating
farm wind pump at
Ellington, Connecticut
Ellington is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. Ellington was incorporated in May 1786, from East Windsor. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 16,426.
History
Originally the area in what is now Ellington was named ...
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His invention of the windmill was a crucial key to the old steam trains as back then, they were mainly powered by water, so the water pumping mechanism (the windmill) helped the advance of trains.
Versions of this windmill became an iconic part of the rural landscape in the United States, Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa - mostly because of the role they play in a natural source of electricity.
The historic
Windmill at Ruprechtov
The windmill at Ruprechtov is a technical monument in Ruprechtov in the Czech Republic. It is one of the most important and unique technical monuments in the country from the historical and technical point of view. It is equipped with the Halladay ...
based on Halladay's invention can be found in
Ruprechtov
Ruprechtov is a municipality and village in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Geography
Ruprechtov is located about northwest of Vyškov and northeast of Brno. It lies in the Draha ...
in the
Vyškov District
Vyškov District ( cs, okres Vyškov) is one of seven districts (''okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov.
Complete list of municipalities
Bohaté Málkovice -
Bohdalice-Pavlovice -
Bo� ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
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References
1826 births
1916 deaths
19th-century American inventors
Businesspeople from Vermont
Wind power in Connecticut
People from Marlboro, Vermont
Wind power in the United States
19th-century American businesspeople
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