John Deere’s Vermont roots: the blacksmith from Rutland and Middlebury
John Deere was born in Rutland in 1804 and learned blacksmithing in Middlebury before heading west to Illinois, where his steel plow made his name.
John Deere was born in Rutland in 1804 and learned blacksmithing in Middlebury before heading west to Illinois, where his steel plow made his name.