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Jacob Fussell
C. Jacob Fussell (February 24, 1819 – April 10, 1912) was an American manufacturer of ice cream who was known as the first person to commercially distribute ice cream in the United States. Early life C. Jacob Fussell was born on February 24, 1819, in Little Falls, near Fallston, Maryland, Fallston, Harford County, Maryland. He was from a Quaker family and descended from Solomon Fussell, who emigrated to America from Yorkshire, England. He apprenticed with a stove fitter as a teenager. Career Fussell failed to establish a stove business. He then operated a dairy business for a Quaker. In 1851, Fussell sold dairy products from farms in York County, Pennsylvania, via milk routes in Baltimore. Fussell also sold cream to customers, but found the demand to be unpredictable. In the winter of 1851–52, Fussell started to use the excess cream to manufacture ice cream in Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, and ship it via train to Baltimore. After two years, Fussell abandoned his ice cream ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallston, Maryland
Fallston is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harford County, Maryland, Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,958 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 8,427 in 2000. Fallston is a semi-rural community consisting mostly of farms and suburban-like developments. Geography Fallston is located in western Harford County at (39.532006, −76.438021). It is bordered to the south by Baltimore County, Maryland, Baltimore County and to the northeast by the Bel Air North, Maryland, Bel Air North CDP. The Little Gunpowder Falls river forms the southern border of the Fallston CDP and the county line, while Winters Run forms the border with Bel Air North. Maryland Route 152 is the main road through Fallston, leading southeast to Interstate 95 at Exit 74 and northwest to Maryland Route 146 near Jarrettsville, Maryland, Jarrettsville. The original community of Fallston is in the southeastern part of the CDP on Old Fallston Road just southwest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |