Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Development of the Plains.
A mechanical windmill (like Daniel Halladay's 1854 invention) used to pump water from deep underground wells on the dry Plains.
Wind pump appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for The American West, especially Development of the Plains and Development of Settlement.
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