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1492
Christopher Columbus discovers The Americas
Christopher Columbus reaches to the Caribbean and because of the exploration Europeans gain knowledge of "The New World". Christopher Columbus exploration will also lad to future settlements that are establised -
Jamestown
The Virginia Company establishes Jamestown which is the first permanent settlement in America. -
First Colonial Saltworks
The first Colonial saltworks was establish in Virginia and was important because salt is needed to preserve food -
First Tannery
In the seventeenth century tannery's were used for slaughtering animals washing the hides and eventually making leather out of them -
Joseph Jenks
Joseph Jenks was issued the American Mechanical patent giving him exclusive right for 14 years to his improvements of sawmills and scythes -
First Mint
In 1652 John Hull and Robert Sanderson established the first mint in Colonial America.A mint is a place where money is made -
Pine trees are used for ship
Pine trees in the New England colonies were used to make ships -
Pendulum Machine
In 1691 Peter Jacob Guerard made a pendulum machine for rice hauling.The machine was unsuccessful but it was one of the earliest attempts at mechanize rice processing -
Printed work employing color
Benjamin Harris was the first person to have printed work employing color -
Construction of three span stone arch bridge
In 1697 a three span arch bridge known as the Frankford Avenue bridge was built.This bridge is the oldest bridge still standing today -
Ironworks
The first ironworks in the colonies is opened in Baltimore to supply the British market -
Foundry
The first Foundry in Colonial America was founded in Germanstown -
Franklin Stove
The Franklin Stove was used as a fireplace to keep people's homes warmed -
Thomas Clap
Thomas Clap became president of Yale College he reorganizes the curriculum to focus more on science -
Shoe Making
In 1750 John Adam Dagyr introduce improved techniques for shoemaking which would make high quality shoes which would cause Massachusetts to be America's shoemaking center -
Tinsmithing
A Scottish tinsmith named Edward Pattison settles in Connecticut and introduced tinsmithing to the colonies which would make Connecticut the center of the eighteenth century tin manufacture -
Lightning Rod
Benjamin Franklin believed that sharp objects caused lighting to dissipate instead of concentration in a lightning bolt.Franklin suggested lightning rods are used to protect buildings from lightning strikes and to hold electricity -
Sugar Cane
Sugar Cane cultivation is introduced in Louisiana -
Public Streetlights
In 1751 Philadelphia establish public streetlights made out of whale oil -
The Society of Arts
The Society of Arts is founded in London. The society was founded to improve technology in Britain and The Colonies by circulating technological information and offering prizes for new ideas -
Silk
The Society of Arts announced its first premium for American Industry on silk -
First Steam engine in America
Flooding in the Schuyer copper mine caused mine owners import a steam engine from England to America to pump the water out this is the first steam engine in America -
Potash Making
An Englishman named Thomas Stephens promotes Potash making in the colonies which can be used for soap. -
Founding of Mechanical Company
The Honorable Mechanical Company of Baltimore was founded -
Threshing Machine
In 1772 John Hobday invents the threshing machine.The threshing machine is farming equipment that separates grain from the rest of the sheaf -
William and Mary College
William and Mary college was the first college to have a course in Chemistry -
One Man Submarine
A Yale student named David Bushnell built a one man submarine for The Revolutionary war
