This Week in History

November 12, 1899, Albert Ruger died in Akron, Ohio. Ruger was born in Prussia and emigrated to the United States where he worked as a stonemason. He served with the Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War. He began creating ariel views of the Union campsites for publication. The views offered a perspective not seen before, panoramic mapping. After the war, Ruger settled in Battle Creek, Michigan, wh...