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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 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.
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.
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.
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...
