Economic impact
Invented the mechanical reaper (1831). Moved manufacturing to Chicago in 1847, building the McCormick Reaper Works, which contributed to Chicago's growth in heavy industrial manufacturing.
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Cyrus McCormick
Inventor & Founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
Agricultural Manufacturing
Signal
- Region
- Chicago
- Industry
- Agricultural Manufacturing
- Source file
- profiles/chicago_profiles.md:83
- Status
- published