Title: Highland Windmill

Description: Windmills served a vital role in rural America. In the days before what is today’s Highlands Ranch, Colorado, windmills dotted the landscape. The early settlers erected them to harness wind power to pump up underground water—a precious resource in this dry high-plains desert—for their farms and ranches. This windmill was built in 1891 south of Denver at a ranchers mansion that was home to a series of prominent owners. Originally named the Diamond K Ranch, then in 1937 the name changed to Highland (no "s") Ranch, and today it is known as the Highlands Ranch Mansion Windmill, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The current windmill rotates with the wind, but it is not actually connected to the pumping of water anymore. It does, however, provide a beautiful and visual reminder of the area’s ranching heritage. 

This is an ULTRA PANORAMA ratio of 4.5 : 1

"Highland Windmill" is part of the Limited Edition Collection: A Stitch in Time - Panoramic Perspectives.