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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Carl_GCarl G. Fisher - Wikipedia

    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. In his early life in Indiana, with family financial strains and a disability, Fisher became a bicycle enthusiast and opened a modest bicycle shop with his ...

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    • July 15, 1939 (aged 65), Miami Beach, Florida, US

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  3. www.automotivehalloffame.org › honoree › carl-g-fisher» Carl G. Fisher | Automotive Hall of Fame

    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.

  4. www.infoplease.com › society-culture › carl-g-fisherCarl G. Fisher Biography | Infoplease

    Entrepreneur, developer of racetracks, roadways, and resorts. Born: Jan. 12, 1874. Birthplace: Greensburg, Indiana. Carl Fisher grew up in Indianapolis. He quit school at age 12 to work in a grocery store. Within a few years, he had opened bicycle shop, and later launched a car dealership.

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  6. imsmuseum.org › fame_inductee › carl-g-fisherCarl G. Fisher - IMS Museum

    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.

  7. polis.indianapolis.iu.edu › carl-g-fisherCarl G. Fisher – The Polis Center - IUPUI

    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. Digital Image Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.

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  9. www.cbsnews.com › news › meet-crazy-carl-fisher-theMeet "Crazy" Carl Fisher, the father of the Indy 500 - CBS News

    May 27, 2016 · Meet "Crazy" Carl Fisher, the father of the Indy 500. By Cory Schouten. May 27, 2016 / 5:00 AM EDT / MoneyWatch. The salesman, showman and visionary who dreamed up the Indianapolis 500 would be...

  10. www.youtube.com › watchCarl G. Fisher: Indiana's Automotive Pioneer - YouTube

    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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