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  1. Jacob Fussell - Wikipedia

    C. Jacob Fussell (February 24, 1819 – April 10, 1912) was an American manufacturer of ice cream who was known as the first person to commercially distribute ice cream in the United States.

  2. The History of Ice Cream - The Old Farmer's Almanac

    Feb 20, 2024 · 1851: Baltimore dairyman Jacob Fussell was athe first person to produce ice cream commercially, opened the first ice cream factory. He had a surplus of cream—so he built an ice cream factory in Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, and shipped it to Baltimore by train.

  3. The History of Ice Cream - IDFA

    Around 1800, insulated ice houses were invented. Manufacturing ice cream soon became an industry in America, pioneered in 1851 by a Baltimore milk dealer named Jacob Fussell.

  4. Historic Foodways: Making Ice Cream in Maryland

    Jul 16, 2017 · A milkman named Jacob Fussell ran four routes throughout the city and always had a little milk and cream left over – from which he made small batches of ice cream. Expanding production, he opened the first ice cream factory in Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania in 1851.

  5. Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production - Omeka

    C. Jacob Fussell (1819-1912), a Quaker, was born in Little Falls, Hartford County, Maryland. He ran a four-route milk and cream delivery business in Baltimore selling "country fresh" dairy products from farms in York County.

  6. Jacob Fussell (1819-1912) - Find a Grave Memorial

    Jacob Fussell opened America's first ice cream factories on June 15, 1851 in Baltimore. Jacob Fussell is known as the Father of the Ice Cream Industry largely because he opened the first large scale ice cream factory in the U.S. in Baltimore, Maryland back in 1851.

  7. Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production Historical Marker

    Jun 23, 2015 · In 1851 C. Jacob Fussell built a factory nearby to produce ice cream from the surplus milk and cream of York County dairy farmers. This was the first time that ice cream had been mass-produced for commercial distribution in the US.

  8. C. Jacob Fussell: The Father of Commercial Ice Cream

    Sep 26, 2024 · Maryland native C. Jacob Fussell was responsible for launching commercial ice cream production in the mid-1800s.

  9. Ice Cream History, Whats Cooking America

    1851 – The first wholesale ice cream business in the United States was opened on June 15, 1851 in Baltimore, Maryland by Jacob Fussell (1819-1912), a milk dealer who was searching for a way to keep a steady demand for his cream.

  10. FOOD HISTORY: Ice Cream Pioneer Jacob Fussell

    Mar 4, 2024 · Jacob Fussell (1819-1912), a Quaker native of Little Falls, Hartford County, Maryland, left an enduring imprint on America's culinary realm with his inventive pursuits in the dairy sector.