First Olds Horseless Carriage

First Olds Horseless Carriage (tmp-7a996)

Location: Lansing, MI 48933 Ingham County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 43.776', W 84° 32.892'

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Near this site in 1886, Ransom Eli Olds designed, built, and first drove a steam powered horseless carriage. In 1803, he brought out his first automobile using gasoline engine power. In 1897, he organized the Olds Motor Vehicle company and produced a car named the Oldsmobile. In 1901, he first applied mass production methods to automobile manufacturing.
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HM Numbertmp-7a996
Placed ByMetta Ursula Woodward
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, June 19th, 2017 at 6:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 700721 N 4733703
Decimal Degrees42.72960000, -84.54820000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 43.776', W 84° 32.892'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 43' 46.56" N, 84° 32' 53.52" W
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Area Code(s)517, 989
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401 River St, Lansing MI 48933, US
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