Henry C. Luecke

Henry C. Luecke
Pioneer, Blacksmith and Inventor


   A native of Missouri, Henry c.
Luecke (1861 - 1937) came to Texas about
1890. He opened a blacksmith shop
at this intersection in 1903. Here
he developed and manufactured
the Wichita Gang Plow, patented
in 1905. His device was similar 
to other plows designed to turn
several furrows at once but
included three levers to improve
maneuverability. The Wichita Gang
Plow was widely sold in this 
area before the steam tractor
made it obsolete. Luecke and his
wife Emma (1866 - 1950) were
members of St. Paul's Lutheran
Church. They had eleven children.
                                                  (1978) 

   Once located at the Railroad Museum, this marker is now located on Ohio Street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, on the south side. 
   GPS coordinates 33-degrees  54'  52.4  98-degrees  29'  27".

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