Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (HMT61)

Location: Akron, OH 44316 Summit County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 3.975', W 81° 28.999'

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Industrialist and entrepreneur Franklin Augustus Seiberling (1859-1955) named his fledgling rubber goods manufacturing company "Goodyear" to honor Charles Goodyear, the man who invented the vulcanization process for curing rubber. Seiberling founded the company with his brother, Charles Willard, because of their desire to participate in an enterprise that afforded an "opportunity for invention." Incorporated in 1898, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company rapidly grew with the young automotive industry and helped establish Akron as the "Rubber Capital of the World." Among Seiberling's many significant inventions were the tire-making machine and the detachable wheel rim. He resigned from Goodyear in 1921 and went on to found the Seiberling Rubber Company. Stan Hywet Hall, F.A. Seiberling's estate in west Akron, is a National Historic Landmark.
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HM NumberHMT61
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number23-77
Year Placed2003
Placed ByThe Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 5:35pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 459392 N 4546223
Decimal Degrees41.06625000, -81.48331667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 3.975', W 81° 28.999'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 3' 58.50" N, 81° 28' 59.94" W
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Area Code(s)330
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1170-1240 E Market St, Akron OH 44316, US
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