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The 20th Century Technology Museum is located in Wharton, Texas, United States, and displays examples of technology from the 20th century. [1] The museum is a non-profit organization and opened its gallery in July 2005 on the first floor of the former Wharton County Jail, which was constructed in 1888.
Oil and sulfur production in the outlying areas contributes to the town's economy. The population of Wharton was approximately 200 in the early 1880s. In 1881, the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway was the first railroad to reach Wharton. More than a decade later, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe was constructed to the town in 1899. These two ...
20th Century Technology Museum. The list of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
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The most advanced low-lift drainage pump in use in the early 20th century, later used worldwide. 1914 New Orleans: Louisiana United States ASME brochure: 4: 1975 Portsmouth-Kittery Naval Shipbuilding Activity. First US naval shipyard, achieving notable firsts in technology and producing many well-known US naval vessels. 1774 Kittery: Maine ...
The electric flash-lamp is a device that uses an electrical circuit to trigger a fuse to ignite explosive powder such as magnesium, for a brief sudden burst of bright light "flash" from a chemical reaction of flash powder burning. It was principally used for flash photography in the early 20th century, but had other uses as well.
Veterans Memorial with eternal flame (not visible in photo) at Wharton County Courthouse Memorial to Sheriff Hamilton B. Dickson of Wharton County who served during the 1880s and was killed in an ambush in the line of duty. Wharton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 41,570. [1]
The Model T revolutionized transportation in the early 20th century. A junction of the Interstate Highway System in California The technology for creating an automobile emerged in Germany in the 1870 and 1880s: Nicolaus Otto created a four-stroke internal combustion engine , Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach modified the Otto engine to run ...