William Rittenhouse
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William Rittenhouse was an American papermaker and businessman. He served as an apprentice papermaker in the Netherlands and, after moving to the Pennsylvania Colony, established the first paper mill
Rittenhouse established America's first paper mill on the Monoshone Creek
Rittenhouse's home, Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, 1996
Illustration of an early watermark used on paper produced by William Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse Square
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Rittenhouse Square is a public park in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is the center of the eponymous Rittenhouse neighborhood. The square is one of the five original open-space parks plan
William Rittenhouse
…in America. He died in Pennsylvania in 1708. His legacy continued to his descendant David Rittenhouse, who had the Rittenhouse name immortalized in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William Rittenhouse is widely noted for having established the first paper mill in North America, in 1690, in Pennsylvania…
Rittenhouse Square in October 2010
An early 20th century postcard of Rittenhouse Square looking towards 19th and Walnut streets
Lion with a Snake, a statue by Antoine-Louis Barye erected in 1832
Rittenhouse Square in April 2006