Peter Schuttler

Peter Schuttler has often been referred to as the "Great Chicago Wagon King" in Midwestern U.S. lore. He was born on December 22, 1812 in Wachenheim, Germany and died on January 16, 1865 in Chicago. Schuttler emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1834, when he was 22. After working as a wainwright in Sandusky, Ohio, he moved to Chicago in 1843. He established a wagon shop there and took advantage of the growing demand for durable, versatile vehicles with the rise in westward migration after the Great California Gold Rush of 1849. Schuttler wagons were also used as part of the famous Mormon trek to the Salt Lake, Utah region in 1855, led by Brigham Young.

Peter Schuttler

Peter Schuttler has often been referred to as the "Great Chicago Wagon King" in Midwestern U.S. lore. He was born on December 22, 1812 in Wachenheim, Germany and died on January 16, 1865 in Chicago. Schuttler emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1834, when he was 22. After working as a wainwright in Sandusky, Ohio, he moved to Chicago in 1843. He established a wagon shop there and took advantage of the growing demand for durable, versatile vehicles with the rise in westward migration after the Great California Gold Rush of 1849. Schuttler wagons were also used as part of the famous Mormon trek to the Salt Lake, Utah region in 1855, led by Brigham Young.