John Studebaker

John Studebaker is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Adams County, dedicated 1948.

Adams County · dedicated 1948 · Oxford Rd. (SR 1015), just off PA 234, 1/2 mile E of Heidlersburg

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Had his wagon works 2.5 miles SE of here, 1830 to 1836, when he moved west. In 1852 his sons formed the Studebaker Company, the world's largest maker of horse-drawn vehicles and, in 1897, a pioneer in the automobile industry.

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John Studebaker

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