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The Woodward Governor Company's factory down by the Rock River in the Water Power District in Rockford, Illinois.

20170628115618-91e817b1.jpg A vintage Lombard governor scrapped and replaced with a Woodward governor.ThumbnailsThe Woodward Governor Company's Mill Street factory assembly floor in the 1930's.A vintage Lombard governor scrapped and replaced with a Woodward governor.ThumbnailsThe Woodward Governor Company's Mill Street factory assembly floor in the 1930's.

Elmer Woodward had this 5 story building built for his expanding Woodward water wheel governor business. The Woodward Govenor Company occupied this property from 1910 through 1942. The building is still standing and in use by new owners in the year 2023.

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