Daniel Halladay and His Windmill: Researching Lesser Told Histories

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08/01/2026 08:30 AM EDT

In any book about windmill or wind energy history, you will find Daniel Halladay’s name. He invented the Halladay Windmill, the first self-regulating windmill. This post, written by Junior Fellow Maile McCall, takes a look at the information one can find about the man behind the invention.

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