World's First Reaping Machine

World's First Reaping Machine (HM1PUY)

Location: Union Bridge, MD 21791 Carroll County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 34.168', W 77° 10.642'

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On this location in the Year of 1811,
Jacob R. Thomas
designed and assembled the first
reaping machine in the world. The
machine was given a trial operation
in a field of wheat
owned by Sarah Clemson
at the north end of Union Bridge.
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HM NumberHM1PUY
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Date Added Monday, December 7th, 2015 at 9:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 312970 N 4382238
Decimal Degrees39.56946667, -77.17736667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 34.168', W 77° 10.642'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 34' 10.08" N, 77° 10' 38.52" W
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Area Code(s)410, 443, 301
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12N N Main St, Union Bridge MD 21791, US
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