Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

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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 Governor for the World Radio Missionary in Ecuador, circa 1980.ThumbnailsThe HT-UG8 Woodward governor for small turbine water wheels.Governor for the World Radio Missionary in Ecuador, circa 1980.ThumbnailsThe HT-UG8 Woodward governor for small turbine water wheels.

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.