Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor

Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor (HMUWE)

Location: Osgood, IN 47037 Ripley County
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N 39° 12.365', W 85° 19.83'

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Miss Barbara Fox came to Napoleon in 1852 as a child and lived next door to the Railroad House Hotel. She received United States patents in 1892 and 1895 for a fire escape. On October 12, 1895 she invited people to test it and they were lowered successfully from the window of the upper floor of the 1879 John F. Heimsath Flouring Mill.
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Placed ByRipley County Historical Society
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 3:43am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 644148 N 4340973
Decimal Degrees39.20608333, -85.33050000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 12.365', W 85° 19.83'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 12' 21.90" N, 85° 19' 49.80" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9060-9114 Madison St, Osgood IN 47037, US
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