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White Axe Co. (1836–1928), Honesdale, PA – established in 1836 by Ezekiel White, an axe factory was built in 1846 by a son, Ephraim, in Seelyville, near Honesdale. [61] Some reports list Ezekiel as producing axes and edge tools as early as 1820. Destroyed by a fire in 1894, the factory was rebuilt and operated until about 1928.
Broadaxe. A broadaxe is a large broad-headed axe. There are two categories of cutting edge on broadaxes, both are used for shaping logs into beams by hewing. On one type, one side is flat, and the other side beveled, a basilled edge, also called a side axe, [1] single bevel, or chisle-edged axe. [2] On the other type, both sides are beveled ...
In 1989 the Helfrich family sold the company to the Stulb Paint Company and continued for paint manufacturing until Stulb Paint went out of business in 1995. The building remains today and has been sub-divided into spaces for several companies. [99] [100] Allentown Railroad Station (1890–1972) 306 W. Hamilton Street
Samuel Watkinson Collins (1802–1870) was an American businessman and founder of the Collins Axe Company in Canton, Connecticut . He was born September 8, 1802, in Middletown, Connecticut, one of seven children. His father was a successful lawyer in Middletown, and his mother came from Suffolk, England, and was apparently well educated.
The Cambria Iron Company of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a major producer of iron and steel that operated independently from 1852 to 1916. The company adopted many innovations in the steelmaking process, including those of William Kelly and Henry Bessemer. Founded in 1852, the company became the nation's largest steel foundry within two decades.
Axemann, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40°53′24″N 77°45′37″W. Axemann Village is an unincorporated community in Centre County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]
February 22, 1977. PHLF designated. 2003. The Allegheny Arsenal, established in 1814, was an important supply and manufacturing center for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and the site of the single largest civilian disaster during the war. [1] It was located in the community of Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, which was annexed by the ...
Samuel Slater (June 9, 1768 – April 21, 1835) was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution ", a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson, and the "Father of the American Factory System". In the United Kingdom, he was called "Slater the Traitor" [1] and "Sam the Slate" because he brought British ...