The toothbrush, in one form or another, has been around since 1498 when the emperor of China had hog bristles embedded in a bone handle. However, not until Dr. H.N. Wadsworth submitted the first patent for a toothbrush in the United States (number 18,653) on November 7, 1857, did this ubiquitous … Continue reading →
Since its founding by Samuel Wadsworth in 1818, the ship chandlery know as S. L. Wadsworth & Son, has served the city of Eastport Maine and the Passamaquoddy Bay area supplying ship related goods to fishing boats and ships. S.L. Wadsworth & Son helped grow Eastport into the second largest trading … Continue reading →
This cryptograph was invented by Decius Wadsworth in 1817 and was submitted to Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin and manufacturer of small arms for the U. S. Army, for examination. It is not known whether the device was ever used or whether more than one model was ever … Continue reading →
The Wadsworth Congregational Church of Whitsett, North Carolina, was founded by Reverend W. Madison Lindsay in 1870, when he returned to the county of his birth after he had fled to Canada and then to Massachusetts as a runaway slave. Reverend Lindsay had a remarkable early life. Born in 1833 to … Continue reading →
Hiram W. Wadsworth (1862-1939) is known as the father of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. As the mayor of Pasadena, he called for a regional partnership of municipalities to bring water to Southern California. After initiating the Colorado River Aqueduct Association and being elected its president, he directed the campaign … Continue reading →
Capt. Francis (“Frank”) Laughlin Wadsworth, 90, a resident of Old Lyme, Conn., and Block Island, passed peacefully in New London, Conn. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. A proud U.S. Navy submariner and a veteran of the Cold War, he was one of the early officers of the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarine … Continue reading →
William Wadsworth was a member of the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club when he was selected to represent Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics. There, alongside Arthur Bailey, Phil Boyd, Thomas Loudon, Donald MacKenzie, Pat Reiffenstein, Colonel Rice, George Strange, and Joe Wright, Sr., he lost to the Vesper Boat Club of … Continue reading →
The Wadsworth Watch Case Co., Newport, KY, came into existence in 1892, a descendant of H.A. Wadsworth & Co. It remained in business for 61years, until purchased by the Elgin National Watch Co. in 1953. Wadsworth Watch Case Co.: A Brief History Information about the Wadsworth Watch Case Co. can be found in … Continue reading →
In late 19th century New England, manufacturing was expanding rapidly as newly invented machinery simplified the tasks usually undertaken by skilled workers. Textile mills, in particular, began to take advantage of equipment powered by water rushing down rivers and streams around New England. Boston financiers, however, weren’t interested in moving major … Continue reading →
Christopher Wadsworth (abt 1609 to 1677-1680) is the patriarch of many of the Wadsworths living in America today. Nothing is known about the life of Christopher Wadsworth prior to his arrival in America and his first appearance in Plymouth, as documented on both the tax list and list of freemen in … Continue reading →