History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925

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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Threshing Along the Mohawk Turnpike

[This information is from Vol. II, p. 1513 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

Threshing Along the Mohawk Turnpike

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Photo: Threshing Along the Mohawk Turnpike

The threshing machine was invented by George Westinghouse, Senior, in the Mohawk Valley at Central Bridge, in 1840. Threshers have been manufactured at St. Johnsville since 1870. Photo by Emma Beach Parker, Deferiet.

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925Threshing Along the Mohawk Turnpike

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Threshing Along the Mohawk Turnpike