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Studebaker's Shop site
543 Main St, Placerville,
CA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 43' 45.696",
-120° 47' 52.602"
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California State
Historical Marker
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This shop was built in the early 1850s. The front part housed a blacksmith shop operated by Ollis and Hinds, and John Mohler Studebaker rented a part of the rear. Here he had a bench and sort of woodworking shop where he repaired and worked on wagon wheels and the like. A little later he began to make wheelbarrows for the miners' use. He became engaged in the making of ammunition wagons for the Union Army - from that grew his extensive wagon and carriage business and, eventually, the automobile business.
Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00 |
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