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Carl Graham Fisher (January 12, 1874 – July 15, 1939) was an American entrepreneur in the automotive industry, highway construction and real estate development. Early life. Carl G. Fisher was born in Greensburg on January 12, 1874. [1] .
Carl G. Fisher was a visionary entrepreneur who built the Lincoln Highway, Dixie Highway, Miami Beach and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He also invented acetylene headlights and promoted cars with stunts and races.
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.
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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Carl G. Fisher, an entrepreneur who developed the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Lincoln Highway, and Miami Beach. Find out how he made his fortune, faced challenges, and died in 1939.
Overlooked and forgotten by the editors of Who’s Who, Carl G. Fisher is at long last being recognized. A “Practical Visionary,” he created the first Transcontinental Highway, build the Indy 500, developed Miami Beach, and Montauk, New York, known as the “Miami Beach of the North.”
Carl Fisher. Born in 1874 in Greensburg, Indiana, Fisher quit school at age 12 and five years later opened a bicycle repair shop in Indianapolis. A successful entrepreneur, Carl made...
