Henry Disston

Henry Disston (May 24, 1819 – March 16, 1878) was an English American industrialist who founded the Keystone Saw Works in 1840 and developed the surrounding neighborhood of Tacony in Philadelphia, beginning in 1872. He was the father of industrialist Hamilton Disston.

Read more about Henry Disston:  Early Life and Rise To Prominence, Move To Tacony, Skewback Saw, Failing Health and Death