Development of Industry
in the Midwest

The Kellogg Company
The history of the development of the famous cereal company and their founder, Will Keith Kellogg.

 Will Keith Kellogg
A biography of Will Keith Kellogg, the inventor of Kellogg's Corn Flakes.  Links to other sites about Kellogg and the Kellogg Company.

Kellogg's Cereal History Page

The Story of John Deere
Learn about the man who created plows and farm equipment that helped the Midwest develop into farm lands.

John Deere
Hall of Fame: Inventor Profile

The National Inventors Hall of Fame give you a brief profile of famous men and women who created things that improved out lives.
John Deere helped the farmers prepare their land for planting.

John Deere Farm Equipment Timeline
 John Deere timeline and history

 

The Life of Henry Ford
The life of Henry Ford from the Henry Ford Museum.

 Ford Motor Company Chronology
A timeline from 1903 to 1991 that shows the development of the Ford Motor Company.

Henry Ford
Hall of Fame: Inventor Profile

The National Inventors Hall of Fame give you a brief profile of famous men and women who created things that improved out lives.
Henry Ford helped develop the automobile.

 Henry Ford Changes the World, 1908
 History of the Model T and the Assembly Line

 Henry Ford (1863-1947), Inventor Biography

A History of Minneapolis: Milling
The importance of milling lumber and wheat to the development of Minneapolis.

Brief Biography: John Sargent Pillsbury
A brief biography of John Pillsbury who founded Pillsbury Mill to grind wheat.

 

Cyrus Hall McCormick
Hall of Fame: Inventor Profile

The National Inventors Hall of Fame give you a brief profile of famous men and women who created things that improved out lives.
Cyrus McCormick helped farmers harvest their crops.

Cyrus McCormick
Biography of the Inventor

Cyrus McCormick
Inventor of the Week Archive

 

Wisconsin's Cheese History

The Blair Press - February 1924
Primary source document - original Newspaper article

 Union Star Cheese Making
The History of Cheese Making

 Wisconsin:  The Big Cheese

Wisconsin Cheese History


Additional Resources for Extended Learning
about Midwest inventors, and their products and inventions:

Franklin Motor Car
A history of the Franklin Motor Car and it's inventor John Wilkinson and it's manufacturer H. H. Franklin.

Wallace Carothers

Hall of Fame: Inventor Profile

The National Inventors Hall of Fame give you a brief profile of famous men and women who created things that improved out lives.
Wallace Carothers invented nylon.

Green Giant: A Company Timeline

A timeline of the Green Giant Company from 1903-1999.  This Midwest company has provided vegetables for us for 100 years.

 

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page created February 2003