Deere, John, 1804-1886

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John Deere was born February 7, 1804 in Rutland, Vermont. He apprenticed as a blacksmith. After a move to Grand Detour, Illinois, Deere developed and manufactured the first commercially successful cast-steel plow. By 1855, Deere's factory sold more than 10,000 such plows. It became known as "The Plow that Broke the Plains" and is commemorated as such in a historic place marker in Vermont. He died May 17, 1886 in Moline, Illinois.
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Birth 1804-02-07

Death 1886-05-17

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