Invention of the Typewriter

Invention of the Typewriter (HMKTM)

Location: Milwaukee, WI 53203 Milwaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 2.567', W 87° 54.978'

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At 318 State Street, approximately 300 feet northeast of here, C. Latham Sholes perfected the first practical typewriter in September, 1869. Here he worked during the summer with Carlos Glidden, Samuel W. Soule, & Matthias Schwalbach in the machine shop of C.F. Kleinsteuber. During the next six years, money for the further development of the typewriter was advanced by James Densmore, who later gained the controlling interest and sold it to E. Remington & Sons of Ilion, N.Y.
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Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number43
Year Placed1956
Placed ByMilwaukee County Historical Society
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Date Added Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 7:52pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 425365 N 4765973
Decimal Degrees43.04278333, -87.91630000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 2.567', W 87° 54.978'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 2' 34.02" N, 87° 54' 58.68" W
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Area Code(s)414, 262
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 959-999 N 4th St, Milwaukee WI 53203, US
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