Joseph Capps - Jacksonville, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 44.269 W 090° 14.036
15S E 737027 N 4402317
Quality of the Capps Indian blanket, but also to the marketing acumen of the firm ... The embodiment of the pioneer Protestant work ethic, Joseph Capps built a solid business. Capps established a wool carding operation in Jacksonville, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMKB0G
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
Views: 2

County of marker: Morgan County
Location of marker: W. Lafayete Ave & Church St., Jacksonville
Marker erected: September 16, 1939
Marker erected by: Employees of J. Capps & Sons, LTD and A.C.W.A Local 199

Marker Text:

JOSEPH CAPPS
Pioneer manufacturer, Founder
of J. Capps & Sons in 1839.
Built first wollen mill on
this site 1841
presented by
Employees of J. Capps & Sons, LTD
and
A. C. W. A. Local 199
Sept. 16, 1939

County: Morgan County

Historical Society: Employees of J. Capps & Sons, LTD and A.C.W.A Local 199

Dedication Date: September 16, 1939

Location: W. Lafayette Ave & Church St., Jacksonville

Website: [Web Link]

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