The Power of the Pump: Windmills in the Flint Hills

Christy Davis

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The Power of the Pump: Windmills in the Flint Hills

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Christy Davis, Symphony in the Flint Hills, Inc., None

Abstract

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.

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How to Cite:

Davis, C. (2018) “The Power of the Pump: Windmills in the Flint Hills”, Symphony in the Flint Hills. 1(2018).