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Wheeler, Madden & Clemson
Manufacturing Co. - Middletown, N.Y.
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Company History - Timeline
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1842 |
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Elisha Pearl Wheeler
in partnership with J. F.
France, Edward M. Madden, and J. Lemon established
the Orange County Furnace. |
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1853 |
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Monhagen Saw
Works established by Elisha Pearl Wheeler,
Edward M. Madden, and Josiah Bakewell. |
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1857 |
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File Works, adjacent to Monhagen Saw Works was
established by Corydon King, James I. Cockayne,
and John Williams. |
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1860 |
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Mr. Josiah
Bakewell resigned due to the health reasons.
William Clemson joined the firm and the name was
changed to: Wheeler, Madden & Clemson |
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1861 |
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Mr. Josiah
Bakewell died in 1861.
In 1868 Mr. Lemuel Wheeler,
son of Elisha Pearl Wheeler, joined the firm. Also, Mr. Thos. D. Roberts became members of the
firm. |
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1862 |
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Beginning of steel manufacturing |
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1863 |
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Wheeler,
Madden & Clemson and Durrie & Rusher of New York,
bought the File Works and the firm became
Wheeler, Clemson & Co. |
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1870 |
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In 1870
Mr. Roberts died.
John T. Cockayne and Isaac P.
Madden joined file works of Wheeler, Clemson &
Co. The firm name remaining the same. |
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1871 |
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Wheeler, Madden & Clemson
was incorporated and the name changed to Wheeler, Madden & Clemson
Manufacturing Company. |
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1872 |
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Mr. Geo.
Rusher, co-owner of Wheeler, Clemson & Co.
File Works died. |
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1873 |
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Lemuel Wheeler, son of Elisha Pearl Wheeler, died.
Mr. Wm. Millspaugh and Chas. I. Humphrys joined
the firm. |
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1876 |
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Mr. Elisha
P. Wheeler died.
Company is managed by Edward
M. Madden, President; Wm. Clemson, Vice-President;
Wm. Millspaugh, Secretary; Charles. I. Humphrys,
Treasurer. |
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1884 |
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In the Directory of Iron and Steel Works of the
United States and Canada for 1884 the company is
described as: " Monhagen Steel Works, Wheeler,
Madden and Clemson Manufacturing Co. - Middletown,
Orange County. Built in 1862-63; 48
2-pot steel-melting holes, 4 heating furnaces, 1
train of rolls, and 1 hammer; 96 pots can be used at
each heat in steel works; product, saw cast steel;
annual capacity, 2,500 net tones.
Edward M.
Madden, President; Wm. Clemson, Vice-President; Wm.
Millspaugh, Secretary; Charles. I. Humphrys,
Treasurer. |
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1886 |
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George N.
Clemson and Richard W. Clemson, sons of William Clemson, succeeded his
father and became a proprietors of Monhagen Saw
Works. |
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