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John Becraft McFarlan

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John Becraft McFarlan

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
15 Aug 1909 (aged 86)
Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
E-122
Memorial ID
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Important Connersville industrialist. Founder of the McFarlan Carriage Company in 1857. He was noted for developing one of the first industrial parks in America when he set aside a portion of his family farm to attract manufacturers of components for his carriage business to Connersville. In so doing, McFarlan laid the groundwork for the automobile industry which flourished in the Connersville prior to the Great Depression.
Important Connersville industrialist. Founder of the McFarlan Carriage Company in 1857. He was noted for developing one of the first industrial parks in America when he set aside a portion of his family farm to attract manufacturers of components for his carriage business to Connersville. In so doing, McFarlan laid the groundwork for the automobile industry which flourished in the Connersville prior to the Great Depression.


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