The Springbank Hill Wind-Pump
Upon European arrival to North America, windmill technology was quickly adapted to pump well water in order to allow for the settlement of the arid prairie environments. The use of wind-pump technology became a main feature of ranches and farms in the West, with popularity expanding through to the 1930s. The Springbank Hill wind-pump is a prime example of the use of these wind-pumps in the settlement of Alberta. This is a subsampled point cloud of the windmill which has subsequently been demolished.
Region:
Southwest Alberta
Field Documentation:
December 4, 2017
Field Documentation Type:
Terrestrial LiDAR
Culture:
Canadian
Historic Period:
CE
Latitude:
51.037119
Longitude:
-114.202296
Datum Type:
WGS84
