No matter: they concurred unanimously in... every point with what had been thought best in Philadelphia.. The commissioners named the city Washington.. They also had to name the ten mile square, mandated by the Constitution, that the the city was in. In 1791 there were already two existing towns in that ten mile square, Georgetown and Alexandria. They chose the name Columbia.. As far as I can ascertain there was no debate about Columbia either.
A windmill is a mill that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Centuries ago, windmills usually were used to mill grain, pump water, or both. Thus they often were gristmills, windpumps, or both.
Facts About Windmills. 1  Windmills grind grains, pump water, and generate electricity. 2  The stronger the wind, the faster the rotation of the blades. The blades automatically turn the drive shaft. 3  The most traditional type of windmill is the horizontal turbine. It is actually similar to the propeller of an airplane.