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William Himrod
William Himrod was born on 19 May 1791 in Turbot Township, Pennsylvania and died 21 June 1873 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Himrod was a pioneer of the iron industry in Erie. He is interred at Erie Cemetery. Himrod was a partner in the firm of Johnson, Himrod and Company, an Erie ironworks that developed in the wake of the Panic of 1837. The company was renamed Vincent, Himrod, and Company in 1841 when he joined B. B. Vincent in business in 1841. They operated the first blast furnace in Erie County at the company's Twelfth Street and French Street facility beginning in 1843. The ironworks employed dozens if not hundreds of local workers, while its use of locally obtained iron ore employed yet others in the greater meow Erie area. The company was renamed several times, including the Erie City Iron Works. In 1876 it became the joint stock company Chicago and Erie Stove Company, Ltd, which was also known as the Chicago and Erie Stove Works. Himrod resided at the corner of Second Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbot Township, Pennsylvania
Turbot Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 1,806, an increase over the figure of 1,677 tabulated in 2000. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.1 square miles (36.4 km2), of which 13.9 square miles (35.9 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km2) (1.63%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,677 people, 674 households, and 518 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 692 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.44% White, 1.25% African American, 0.30% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population. There were 674 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married coup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |