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Jan 4, 2022 · On this day in automotive history, Charles A. Clark took delivery of a Locomobile Stanley No. 2 in Jacksonville, Florida, becoming the first in the state to own a factory-built automobile.
This presentation cover the decades of development and infrastructure of Florida’s transportation industry and intersections with contemporary issues of the state. Click here to learn more about how to apply.
Jun 8, 2023 · Discover the history of American cars, from the Model T to many more iconic designs! Join us in this journey through time.
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This collection contains Florida's first automobile registrations, which were recorded by the Florida Department of State between 1905 and 1917. Each registration, which was handwritten in a ledger, indicates the name and post office address of the registrant plus the manufacturer, style, horsepower and factory number of the vehicle. Each entry was...
These automobile registrations are organized chronologically in two volumes, with some overlap around the 1912-1913 period. To look for a specific person, family, town or make or model of vehicle, try searching in both volumes. Click or tap the link for a volume to open it, and then use the Name Index tab to sort or search the registrations. 1. Flo...
A handful of "horseless carriages" appeared in Florida in the 1890s, but machines going by the name "automobile" first began appearing in the Sunshine State around 1900. That year, Edward Manrara purchased Tampa's first auto, which had a gasoline-fueled engine but was propelled by steam. A newspaper editor in Tallahassee wrote later in 1900 of seei...
May 9, 2024 · Part of a series which explores the history of American business, this volume continues the story of the American automobile industry from its pioneering days to the present. Prominent companies and figures such as Henry Ford, Walter Chrysler and the Dodge brothers are examined in detail.
May 7, 2021 · Below is a timeline of the automotive revolution—an epic, and literal, reinvention of the wheel. Jan. 29, 1886: Carl Benz Patents World’s First Automobile Mahaux Charles/AGF/Universal...
AAA begins the first official inspection of comparative routes between Washington, D.C., and points in Florida in preparation for the publication of Tour Book of the Southeastern States with Main Routes to Florida in 1925.
