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James Edward Hanger
Churchville Ave,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 13' 34.125816",
-79° 9' 47.455596"
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Virginia State
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Born near Churchville on 25 Feb. 1843, Hanger joined the Churchville Cavalry at Phillipi, W.Va., on 2 June 1861, where the next morning he was wounded. The resulting amputation of his leg was probably the first of the Civil War. He convalesced at his parents' house, which stood nearby. Within three months he had invented the first artificial limb modeled on the human leg and hinged at the knee. Hanger constructed factories in Staunton and Richmond, and after WWI he built others in France and England. On 15 June 1919 he died and was buried in Washington, D.C., his home since 1906.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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