Warren County Iowa Genealogical Society

 

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    Levi TAYLOR

    Levi TAYLOR was known as Indianola's Mechanical Genius. He received a patent for the world's smallest steam engine. It was small enough to fit inside a thimble. It was displayed at the Philadelphia Exposition. (Source: Indianola Tribune. Dec 9, 1875; July 28, 1876)