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Miami Beach, Florida, US. Occupation. Entrepreneur. Carl Graham Fisher (January 12, 1874 – July 15, 1939) was an American entrepreneur in the automotive industry, highway construction and real estate development.
- Entrepreneur
- July 15, 1939 (aged 65), Miami Beach, Florida, US
- January 12, 1874, Greensburg, Indiana, US
Carl Graham Fisher (Greensburg, Indiana , 12 de Janeiro de 1874 - Miami Beach, Flórida, 15 de Julho de 1939) foi um empresário americano, conhecido pelo seu trabalho no Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Estados Unidos
- 12 de janeiro de 1874, Indiana
- 15 de julho de 1939 (65 anos), Miami Beach
- Cemitério de Crown Hill
Carl G. Fisher. Inducted 1971. Carl Fisher was a complicated man with an imagination bigger than all of Indiana. In 1913, he led the effort to build the Lincoln Highway, the world’s first transcontinental highway connecting the East and West Coasts. In 1914 Fisher led a drive to build Dixie Highway, connecting Florida to Michigan.
CARL G. FISHER was the driving force behind the creation of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a testing facility for the automobile industry. He served as the track’s president from 1909 until turning the duties over to his principal partner, James Allison, in 1923.
© 2024 Google LLC. Carl Fisher was a man of many accomplishments, but most notably founded/co-founded the Indiana Motor Speedway, the Lincoln Highway, and the now flourishing r...
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27 de mai. de 2011 · The Forgotten Man Who Built the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carl Fisher made one of the first cross-country road trips, revolutionized the headlight in early cars, spearheaded the creation of...
Carl G. Fisher. Born in Greensburg, Fisher helped found the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, developed Miami Beach, and promoted construction of the Lincoln and Dixie Highways. Three-time Indy 500 winner Wilber Shaw also spent part of his childhood in Greensburg. Circa 1941.
