Westown in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Invention of the Typewriter

Photographed by Paul F

1. Invention of the Typewriter Marker

Inscription. At 318 State Street, approximately 300 feet northeast of here, C. Latham Sholes perfected the first practical typewriter in September, 1869. Here he worked during the summer with Carlos Glidden, Samuel W. Soule, & Matthias Schwalbach in the machine shop of C.F. Kleinsteuber. During the next six years, money for the further development of the typewriter was advanced by James Densmore, who later gained the controlling interest and sold it to E. Remington & Sons of Ilion, N.Y.

Erected 1956 by Milwaukee County Historical Society. (Marker Number 43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1869.

Location. 43° 2.567′ N, 87° 54.978′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Westown. It is at the intersection of West State Street and North 4th Street on West State Street. It is at Southwest corner of West State Street and North 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert "Red" Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Stuckert

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Fred Roethlisberger (within shouting distance of this marker); Paul Hornung (within shouting distance of this marker); Eric Heiden (within shouting distance of this marker); Pat Richter (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Kindt (within shouting distance of this marker); Harvey Kuenn (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.

Also see . . . Christopher Latham Sholes - About.com Inventors. (Submitted on May 31, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Paul F, May 3, 2010

2. Invention of the Typewriter Marker

Marker is located outside the U.S. Cellular Arena (f/k/a Milwaukee Arena)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,099 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.