Karen, In the book, "Backroading through Cecil County, Maryland", there is a sketch of the McCullough Iron Mill. It was on site in Rowlandsville, Md., in 1795, and bought by McCullough Iron Co., in 1859. They made sheet iron. It was destroyed by fire . In the local "Herald" paper, there is a section, "100 years ago", I have also seen it mentioned there. I have also noticed it in the old newspapers at Elkton Historical Society. I hope this helps. darlene ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:43 AM Subject: [MDCECIL] Iron companies in New Castle Co. > Can anyone tell me if Jethro Mccullough or the McCullough Iron Company is > mentioned in Scharf's History of Delaware? > > Some notes in the Historical Society of Cecil County state that Jethro > McCullough lived and worked with his father (weaver, Enoch McCullough, lived in > White Clay Creek about 4 miles north of Newark) until he was seventeen when his > father died (1827). > > After the death of his father, he began to work in "millwright trade." In > 1842, he was reported to have become a partner with the MARSHALL BROTHERS who > owned a small iron mill near Stanton, and reportedly stayed with that company > until 1847 when he purchased an iron forge in nearby North East, Cecil Co., MD. > In 1853, the note reports he bought Westhamwell Mills near Elkton and > additional property near North East on which he built Shannon Mill. The same year, > the report claims, he introduce galvanized steel to the U.S. In 1865 he formed > the McCullough Iron Company. It was a major employer and contributor to the > iron industry until the 1890s. The (undocumented) note reports finally that > the company was in business until 1898. > > I have read that McCullough bought the properties that were the Principio > Mills prior to the Revolutionary War. Again, I have found no documentation of > this claim either. > > > The McCullough Iron Company was definitely incorporated in MD in 1865 -- I've > read the MD legislative record where the incorporation was effected. The > company was reported to have been incorporated in DE as well, but I have not yet > located any records to support that claim. > > The company went into receivership in 1892 according to a calendar published > by the Historical Society of Cecil County > (http://cchistory.org/almjanmar.htm). > > Judging by entries in many years of the Wilmington City Directory, the > McCullough Iron Company had a significant presence in New Castle Co. for about 30 > years as an employer. Their ads in the directories list offices in Philadelphia > and Wilmington as well as in North East, MD. > > Can anyone suggest where I might begin to look for histories or documents > that could provide me with a more reliable history of this company and its > relationships to other iron companies in the region than the undocumented notes I > found in a folder at the Historical Society of Cecil Co.? > > I have no reason to doubt the information since I can see from the Wilmington > City Directories that the company existed and was a notable employer in the > city -- and I also found one of his partner's obits (Delaplaine McDaniel) and a > newspaper article about the settling his estate which showed McDaniel to be a > multi-millionaire iron mogul in 1885 when he died showing the company was > profitable! However, I would like to locate better evidence! > > Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed! > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >