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Fred S. Duesenberg and August S. Duesenberg

(Fred S., Dec. 6, 1877-July 26, 1932, and August S., Dec. 11, 1879-Jan. 18, 1955). Sons of Conrad and Kora… Read More »Fred S. Duesenberg and August S. Duesenberg

FedEx Express National Hub

The 2.4-million-square-foot FedEx Express Indianapolis National Hub at opened on October 4, 1988, using its corporate name at that time,… Read More »FedEx Express National Hub

Ford Motor Company

In 1903, when Ford began taking orders for its legendary Model-T, the Indiana Auto Company at 34-36 Monument Place in… Read More »Ford Motor Company

Lake Central Airlines

Lake Central Airlines was established in May 1949, as Turner Airlines to provide short-haul service from its base at .… Read More »Lake Central Airlines

Marmon Automobile 

A model of automobile produced in Indianapolis, often called “the nearest American approximation to the Rolls-Royce,” the Marmon was produced… Read More »Marmon Automobile 

Howard C. Marmon

(May 24, 1876-Apr. 4, 1943). Howard C. Marmon is most well-known for designing the Wasp, which won the first 500-mile… Read More »Howard C. Marmon

Hugh J. McGowan

(Jan. 25, 1857-Dec. 19, 1911). Born of immigrant parents on a farm near Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, McGowan became a… Read More »Hugh J. McGowan

Navistar International Transportation Corporation

Chicago-based International Harvester grew out of Cyrus Hall McCormick’s 1831 invention of the mechanical reaper. In 1904, the farm machinery… Read More »Navistar International Transportation Corporation

Arthur C. Newby

(Dec. 29, 1865-Sept. 11, 1933). Born on a farm near Monrovia, Indiana, Newby came to Indianapolis around 1881 seeking employment… Read More »Arthur C. Newby

Nordyke and Marmon

Nordyke and Marmon was a mill equipment and automobile manufacturer. In 1851, Ohio-born Ellis Nordyke started a flour mill equipment… Read More »Nordyke and Marmon