MILL POINT. James E. A. Gibbs invented the chain stitch sewing machine.

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MILL POINT Here in 1750 Stephen Sewell, a pioneer settler, camped. It was site of Fort Day, 1774. To the north James and John Bridger were killed in the Indian raids, 1778. Here James E. A. Gibbs invented the chain stitch sewing machine. West Virginia Historic Commission, 1969

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Location: United States of America, West Virginia, Pocahontas County
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