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A Cooling Rock System

On 2 August 1887, Mr. Adoniram J. Cushman of Monson, Maine received a patent for slate treatment.

To Build a Better Broom

When George Vanderbilt set out to construct the Biltmore estate, he envisioned not only a grand place for himself and his family, he wished to reconstruct the French-style country, self-sufficient estate. This plan included dairy farming.