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| - | Pengra, William B. (1834-[[1895]]) | + | [[Pengra, William B]] (1834-[[1895]]) |
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| - | Brother of [[Pengra, Byron J.|Byron J. Pengra]] and, as of [[1872]], co-owner of the Springfield Manufacturing Company.
| + | [[Pengra, William J]] ([[1857]]-[[1927]]) |
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| - | Shortly after expanding the flour mill, the corporation of the [[Springfield Manufacturing Company]] sold the mills and water power in [[1872]] to Byron and [[Pengra, William|William Pengra]]. It is speculated that the rerouting of the railroad line to [[Eugene]] influenced the shareholders’ decision to sell. The Pengras operated the mills despite the lack of railroad access. In [[1882]], the sawmill was destroyed by fire. Pengra later became the sole owner of the flour mill form [[1884]] to [[1890]]. In [[1890]] [[Washburne, Charles W.|Charles W. Washburne]], a [[Junction City]] banker, purchased the flour mill from [[Pengra, William|William Pengra]].
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| - | [[Category:Springfield residents (1800s)]] [[Category:industrial]]
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Current revision as of 19:46, 18 August 2007
Pengra, William B (1834-1895)
Pengra, William J (1857-1927)
