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In 1836 Langworthy entered into a partnership with Orrin Smith. Profits from [[MINING]] were invested in the steamer "Brazil," built in 1837 and believed to be one of the first to enter the Upper Mississippi. Unfortunately this boat made very few successful trips between Dubuque and Cincinnati before it crashed into a rock and sank, a totally uninsured wreck. | In 1836 Langworthy entered into a partnership with Orrin Smith. Profits from [[MINING]] were invested in the steamer "Brazil," built in 1837 and believed to be one of the first to enter the Upper Mississippi. Unfortunately this boat made very few successful trips between Dubuque and Cincinnati before it crashed into a rock and sank, a totally uninsured wreck. | ||
Langworthy then entered into partnership with | Langworthy then entered into partnership with Henry L. Massey to supply clothing to miners at Snake Diggings, near Potosi, Wisconsin. Langworthy assumed charge of this business in 1838. He and his family settled in Dubuque in 1848. He entered into a partnership with [[LANGWORTHY, James|James LANGWORTHY]] and [[LANGWORTHY, Edward|Edward LANGWORTHY]] that continued until their retirements in 1862. | ||
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LANGWORTHY, Solon. (Rutland, NY, Jan. 29, 1814--Dubuque, IA, June 7,1886). Businessman. The fourth Langworthy brother to come to Dubuque, Solon arrived in 1834. He is believed to be the first man to plow land in Iowa ... sixty acres. His purchase of two mineral lots, one in 1834 and another in 1835, also proved profitable.
In 1836 Langworthy entered into a partnership with Orrin Smith. Profits from MINING were invested in the steamer "Brazil," built in 1837 and believed to be one of the first to enter the Upper Mississippi. Unfortunately this boat made very few successful trips between Dubuque and Cincinnati before it crashed into a rock and sank, a totally uninsured wreck.
Langworthy then entered into partnership with Henry L. Massey to supply clothing to miners at Snake Diggings, near Potosi, Wisconsin. Langworthy assumed charge of this business in 1838. He and his family settled in Dubuque in 1848. He entered into a partnership with James LANGWORTHY and Edward LANGWORTHY that continued until their retirements in 1862.