Watt Car and Wheel Company - Barnesville, Ohio
N 39° 59.465 W 081° 10.253
17S E 485410 N 4426781
Marker #19-9: Watt Car and Wheel Company - Barnesville, Ohio
Waymark Code: WMN1XV
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2014
Views: 5
Joseph Watt and son James H. started a small foundry in 1862 making plow points, window sash weights, and heating stoves. Later, brothers Stewart, Ross, and John W. joined and the name became J.H. Watt and Brothers. Securing a patent for a self-oiling mine car wheel, the business expanded to this 27-acre site. In 1891, Ohio gubernatorial candidate, and later U.S. president, William McKinley, dedicated the buildings. By 1901, over 135 were employed by Watt Mining Car Wheel Company producing mine and rail cars for U.S. and foreign markets. The Watt Car and Wheel Company was sold in 1966 to German interests and closed in 1996, ending an era of employment for generations of local people.
Marker Number: 19-9
County: Belmont
Significance of Location: Building or House
Bicentenial Mark: yes
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Website address: Not listed
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