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Whitaker iron family, the Glossary

During the 19th and 20th centuries, several members of the Whitaker family and related families, made important contributions to the American iron and steel industry.^[1]

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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American Iron and Steel Institute

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) is a trade association of North American steel producers.

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American Revolution

The American Revolution was a rebellion and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States.

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Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland at the northeastern corner of the state, bordering both Pennsylvania and Delaware.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private Ivy League land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York.

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Delaware

Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States.

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Durham Township, Pennsylvania

Durham Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Elkton, Maryland

Elkton is a town in and the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States.

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George P. Whitaker

George Price Whitaker (December 1803 – December 31, 1890) was an American politician and iron manufacturer of the Whitaker iron family from Maryland.

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George Taylor (Pennsylvania politician)

George Taylor (c. 1716 – February 23, 1781) was an American ironmaster and politician who was a Founding Father of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania.

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Havre de Grace, Maryland

Havre de Grace, abbreviated HdG, is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States.

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Hellertown, Pennsylvania

Hellertown is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in southeastern Berks County, near Elverson, Pennsylvania, is an example of an American 19th century rural iron plantation, whose operations were based around a charcoal-fired cold-blast iron blast furnace.

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Joseph Whitaker (industrialist)

Joseph Whitaker (March 29, 1789 – November 30, 1870) was an American industrialist, landowner, and legislator in the Phoenixville and Mont Clare area of Pennsylvania, during the 19th century.

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Joseph Whitaker Thompson

Joseph Whitaker Thompson (August 19, 1861 – January 7, 1946) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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Kenyon College

Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States.

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La Belle Iron Works

La Belle Iron Works, also known as La Belle Cut Nail Works, was a historic factory complex and national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Mifflin County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Mount Saint Joseph (West Virginia)

Mount Saint Joseph, also known as Holloway Estate, is a historic house and motherhouse located near Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.

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Nelson E. Whitaker

Nelson Evans Whitaker (November 9, 1839 in Principio, Maryland – December 28, 1909 in Wheeling, West Virginia) was an American businessman and politician, principally in the state of West Virginia.

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New Castle County, Delaware

New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex).

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North East, Maryland

North East is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)

The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team, one of six charter members of the American Association, a 19th-century major league, which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League.

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Phoenix Iron Works (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania)

The Phoenix Iron Works (1855: Phoenix Iron Company; 1949: Phoenix Iron & Steel Company; 1955: Phoenix Steel Corporation), located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was a manufacturer of iron and related products during the 19th century and early 20th century.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitaker_iron_family

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