1801 - A 1,235 pound cheese ball was pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr. The ball of cheese was later loaded on a horse-driven wagon and presented to US president Thomas Jefferson. The last slice was finally finished by Richard Nixon in 1955.
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