William Logan Fisher (1781-1862)

Authors

Michelle Dillin, La Salle University

Files

Description

William Logan Fisher, industrialist, author, and "Philadelphia patriarch" bought the "Belfield" estate from the Peale family in 1826. He lived at "Wakefield" and established the Wakefield Mills Manufacturing Company. In its prime, the Wakefield Mills, powered by steam and water, produced an estimated nine-tenths of all hosiery and fancy knit goods in the United States.

Publication Date

1998

Disciplines

American Material Culture | American Studies | Cultural History | History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Dillin, Michelle, "William Logan Fisher (1781-1862)" (1998). People and Places. 1.
https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/people_places/1