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Samuel Phillippe

Northampton County · dedicated 1953 · NW corner of S. 3rd St. & Pine St.

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.

Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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