Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

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The Woodward Governor Factory on Mill Street in the Water Power District in Rockford, Illinois(1910-1941).

195d7174eade59e5d9193a14ca29c256.jpg Elmer E. Woodward's state-of-the-art oil pressure relay valve water wheel governor patented in 1912.ThumbnailsElmer E. Woodward's state-of-the-art oil pressure relay valve water wheel governors patented in 1912.Elmer E. Woodward's state-of-the-art oil pressure relay valve water wheel governor patented in 1912.ThumbnailsElmer E. Woodward's state-of-the-art oil pressure relay valve water wheel governors patented in 1912.