Industry | Shipbuilding |
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Founded | 1834 |
Founders | John Van Duzen Mathew Van Duzen Washington Van Duzen Christian Gulager |
Defunct | ? |
Headquarters | , United States |
J & W Van Duzen & Company, was a 19th-century, Philadelphia shipbuilding firm. It was formed in 1834 by brothers John, Mathew and Washington Van Duzen and their brother-in-law Captain Christian Gulager. The three sons of an earlier Philadelphia shipbuilder, Mathew Van Duzen who came from New York in 1795. [1]: 3
Washington Van Duzen patented the first marine railway in Philadelphia, in 1834. It was subsequently built by J. & W. Van Dusen & Co., at Kensington, Philadelphia in 1834-35. [1]
Mathew Van Dusen was mentor to Domingo Marcucci who later became an important early shipbuilder in San Francisco. [2]
Industry | Shipbuilding |
---|---|
Founded | 1834 |
Founders | John Van Duzen Mathew Van Duzen Washington Van Duzen Christian Gulager |
Defunct | ? |
Headquarters | , United States |
J & W Van Duzen & Company, was a 19th-century, Philadelphia shipbuilding firm. It was formed in 1834 by brothers John, Mathew and Washington Van Duzen and their brother-in-law Captain Christian Gulager. The three sons of an earlier Philadelphia shipbuilder, Mathew Van Duzen who came from New York in 1795. [1]: 3
Washington Van Duzen patented the first marine railway in Philadelphia, in 1834. It was subsequently built by J. & W. Van Dusen & Co., at Kensington, Philadelphia in 1834-35. [1]
Mathew Van Dusen was mentor to Domingo Marcucci who later became an important early shipbuilder in San Francisco. [2]