Description
Introduction: Before the 1850s in America, windmills were merely metaphors for the quixotic. This changed in 1854 with the invention of the first commercially viable windmill, a so-called self-governing model that automatically turned to face the shifting wind.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Christy (2018). "The Power of the Pump: Windmills in the Flint Hills," Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal. https://newprairiepress.org/sfh/2018/culture/6
Jun 9th, 12:00 AM
The Power of the Pump: Windmills in the Flint Hills
Introduction: Before the 1850s in America, windmills were merely metaphors for the quixotic. This changed in 1854 with the invention of the first commercially viable windmill, a so-called self-governing model that automatically turned to face the shifting wind.
