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In 1843 a competition was held in which Hussey's reaper cut two acres and McCormick's larger reaper cut seven. [3] Until 1843 the reapers were produced in the shop on the McCormick farm. In 1844 Cyrus began licensing the McCormick design to others to produce, including a company in upstate New York, but quality problems emerged at these other ...
The house is named after John Buchanan McCormick (1834-1924), who had a varied career. In 1870 he moved from Pennsylvania to Holyoke, Massachusetts where he designed, using the flumes at John Wesley Emerson's plant, what would later become the Hercules water turbine. The McCormick water turbine was considered a breakthrough in hydrodynamics. [3]
The McCormick Farm at Walnut Grove is known as the birthplace of the mechanical reaper, the predecessor to the combine harvester. Cyrus McCormick reportedly designed, built, and tested his reaper all within six weeks at Walnut Grove, although the design may have been an improvement upon the similar device developed by his father and his brother ...
South Mahoning Township is a township that is located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,841 at the time of the 2020 census. [2] Historic communities in the township include Ambrose, Denton, Elkin, Frantz, McCormick, Rossmoyne and Wells. [3] The township surrounds Plumville, a separately incorporated borough.
Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. [1] There are 76 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another 4 properties were once listed but have been removed.
The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi., 1,702 km 2) and the smallest is Ohio (86 sq. mi., 223 km 2). [3] According to the Constitution of Indiana, no county may be created of less than 400 square miles (1,000 km 2), nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in size, which precludes any new counties. [4]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Boone County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.