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Anton Hulman Sr.

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Anton Hulman Sr. Famous memorial

Birth
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Death
9 Feb 1942 (aged 77)
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.4744026, Longitude: -87.3521432
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Father of Anton Hulman Jr. He willed Hulman & Co., a multimillion-dollar business, to his son, who was also a successful businessman and generous philanthropist, and who is best remembered for purchasing and resurrecting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which had fallen into disrepair through inactivity during World War Two, and developing the Indianapolis 500 into the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
Father of Anton Hulman Jr. He willed Hulman & Co., a multimillion-dollar business, to his son, who was also a successful businessman and generous philanthropist, and who is best remembered for purchasing and resurrecting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which had fallen into disrepair through inactivity during World War Two, and developing the Indianapolis 500 into the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Aug 27, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11929/anton-hulman: accessed ), memorial page for Anton Hulman Sr. (4 Oct 1864–9 Feb 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11929, citing Calvary Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.