"DANIEL KNECHTEL 1843 - 1936" - Hanover
Posted by: Jake39
N 44° 09.190 W 081° 01.536
17T E 497952 N 4888885
Located in the Hanover town square this is one of two signs placed here, the other one being for Tommy Burns.
Waymark Code: WM22KR
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/24/2007
Views: 152
Born in Waterloo County,
Daniel Knechtel came to Hanover in 1864. Two years later, he began producing handcrafted furniture and in 1874 opened a factory on this site. By using local timber resources and applying the latest techniques in furniture manufacturing, Knechtel built a successful business. Under his direction, subsidiaries were established in Southampton and Walkerton and markets expanded into the Canadian West. A fire destroyed Knechtel's factory in 1900 but another was built the following year and operated until 1983. Active in the community, Knechtel made substantial donations for a hospital, library and Baptist church, and served as first reeve and mayor of Hanover (1909-1911).
More on Daniel Knechtel and
his earlier days and the establishment of the Knechtel Furniture Factories