Samuel Phillippe
Recognized as the inventor of the split-bamboo fishing rod in the U.S. His first rent and glued-up cane rod was made about 1846 in his gunsmith shop that stood on this site.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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