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Bradford in McKean County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Holley Motor Company
 
Holley Motor Company Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Wintermantel, September 3, 2012
1. Holley Motor Company Marker
 
Inscription. The acclaimed performance carburetor maker began here in 1899. The innovative carburetor on George and Earl Holley’s Motorette car gained the attention of Henry Ford. Soon specializing in this technology, they supplied Ford, and later the aircraft industry, and the United States military.
 
Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Location. 41° 58.151′ N, 78° 37.65′ W. Marker is in Bradford, Pennsylvania, in McKean County. Marker is at the intersection of Holley Avenue and Hoffman Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Holley Avenue. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bradford PA 16701, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Bradford Oil Refinery (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Settlement of Knapp Creek (approx. 7 miles away in New York); Allegany Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.8 miles away in New York); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 11 miles away in New York); Ski Jumping (approx. 11.4 miles away in New York); Sweet Water Spring (approx. 12.5 miles away in New York); Major Adam Hoops (approx. 12.6 miles away in New York); 1804-2004 (approx. 12.7 miles away in New York).
 
Also see . . .
 
Holley Motor Company Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Wintermantel, September 3, 2012
2. Holley Motor Company Marker
 

1. Holley History. Holley.com (Submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 

2. Holley Motor Company - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on September 4, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 66 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 
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