Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

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The Woodward Governor Company at 240-250 Mill Street in Rockford, Illinois.

20170628115618-91e817b1.jpg POWER HOUSE EQUIPMENT CIRCA 1907ThumbnailsThe Woodward Governor Company shop floor where all the governors are manufactured, circa 1950's.POWER HOUSE EQUIPMENT CIRCA 1907ThumbnailsThe Woodward Governor Company shop floor where all the governors are manufactured, circa 1950's.

The Woodward Governor Company built and occupied this 5 story factory in 1910 through 1940 and moved out in 1941 to their newest location in Loves Park, Illinois.