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Photographer: William Fischer, Jr.
Taken: August 3, 2009
Caption: Langstroth Cottage 1856 Marker
Additional Description: Home (1858-1885) of Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth
(1810-1895). Minister and pioneer apiculturist,
he developed a revolutionary hive (Pat. 1852)
and honeybee management techniques. With his
discovery of beespace modern beekeeping began.
Langstroth Memorial Fund 1976
This building placed in
the National Register of Historic Places
June 1976
Submitted: November 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p83561
File Size: 0.092 Megabytes

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