July 4, 1851
Bruceton Mills woolen factory installs an early stationary engine
Wiley says Charles Kantner installed the first stationary engine used in Preston County at the Bruceton Mills Woolen Factory on July 4, 1851.
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Wiley, History of Preston County, pp. 373–374
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