Springfield

by Rosanne E. Putnam

Book Overview

Although Springfield was chartered in 1761, residents did not begin taking advantage of the waterpower on the Black River until the 1800s. Once dams were built to harness the water, mills and factories followed. Innovation could not be stopped, and for the next 150 years one invention or improvement after another emerged from this little town. Things like the spring clothespin and sandpaper were invented in Springfield as well as world-famous tool-making...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738575186
• ISBN13: 9780738575186
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"