Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

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The Woodward Company and the James Leffel & Company are still in business in the year 2020. History in the making!

JAMES LEFFEL LETTERHEAD, CIRCA 1944..jpg Early Downtown Rockford Illinois showing the location of the first Woodward Company location, circa 1890.ThumbnailsAn early photograph inside of the Woodward factory on Mill Street down in the Water Power District.Early Downtown Rockford Illinois showing the location of the first Woodward Company location, circa 1890.ThumbnailsAn early photograph inside of the Woodward factory on Mill Street down in the Water Power District.Early Downtown Rockford Illinois showing the location of the first Woodward Company location, circa 1890.ThumbnailsAn early photograph inside of the Woodward factory on Mill Street down in the Water Power District.Early Downtown Rockford Illinois showing the location of the first Woodward Company location, circa 1890.ThumbnailsAn early photograph inside of the Woodward factory on Mill Street down in the Water Power District.