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 John Becraft McFarlan

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John Becraft McFarlan

Birth
Death
15 Aug 1909
Burial
Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, USA
Plot
E-122
Memorial ID
32100536 View Source
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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  • Created by: CharlieBall
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  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 32100536
  • Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed ), memorial page for John Becraft McFarlan (7 Nov 1822–15 Aug 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32100536, citing Dale Cemetery, Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by CharlieBall (contributor 46996409).