History

Westinghouse Machine Company

company

Also known as Westinghouse

Westinghouse Machine Company — business, appearing in the Charlotte record across 1 documented year(s).

In the record (1)

  1. 1883 · 1883-03-01

    Daniel Augustus (D.A.) Tompkins, a Rensselaer Polytechnic-trained civil engineer from Edgefield County, South Carolina, arrived in Charlotte in March 1883 as a sales agent for the Westinghouse Machine Company, marking the start of his career as Charlotte's leading cotton-mill-campaign promoter.

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    Source · checked 2026-08-13