(Legacy) Virginia Inventors
N 37° 55.457 W 079° 12.231
17S E 657865 N 4198935
The grain reaper and chainstitch sewing machine were invented here.
Waymark Code: WMMPN
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2006
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A mile and a half northwest, Cyrus H. McCormick perfected, in 1831, the grain reaper. In that vicinity, in 1856, J.A.E. Gibbs devised the chainstitch sewing machine.
Marker Number: A 51
Marker Title: Virginia Inventors
Marker Location: Rt. 11 at Steel's Tavern
County or Independent City: Augusta County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission, 1929
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