Joseph Winters

Posted by on Nov 24, 2013 in | Comments Off on Joseph Winters Joseph R. Winters J ( circa 1816-1916), a free African American born in the slave state of Virginia, moved in 1830, at the age of fourteen, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, where he eventually became well known as an entrepreneur, inventor, writer, songwriter, and outdoorsman. His most notable achievements were inventions, particularly a fire escape ladder and hose conductor (“hook and...
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