> The place as up and running by 1824 and they talk about “the original”
> circular saw.  Do yu know if the circular saw was there in 1824?

Apparently possible.  From the history section of the Wikipedia article
on circular saws, it seems the circular blade made its appearance in the
late 1700s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Circular_saw

Mike in Sacto