School: Maryland
Westernport In 1853 Charles A. Pagenhardt and William Shaw, his presumed mentor, purchased property in Westernport and workded together in the gunsmith trade. The property was taken over by Pagenhardt in in 1857 when Shaw moved to Grantsville. Charles had seven other land transactions with the last being in 1873. His son, Leonard E. Pagenhardt, advertised as a gun and locksmith in the late percussion period. For further reference, see Arms Makers of Maryland. For additional information see Maryland Longrifles Hartzler/Whisker.
