"This company is the successor of the Hanover Foundry & Machine Shops, established by Mr. Samuel Fitz, in 1840, at Hanover, Pa., and the Tuscarora Iron Works, of Martinsburg, W. Va., which was established by Mr. Fitz in 1850. The business was carried on under the name of the I-X-L Steel Overshoot Water Wheel Co., until July 15th, 1902, when the name was changed to Fitz Water Wheel Co., for the sake of brevity." (Quote from 1907)
AKA I-X-L Steel Overshoot Water Wheel Co..
Information Sources
- Fitz Water Wheel Co. Catalogue, 1907, pg. 3