Hagerstown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ammon H. Kreider & Lewis E. Reisner

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

1. Ammon H. Kreider & Lewis E. Reisner Marker

Inscription. The fathers of the Hagerstown aircraft industry, Lewis Reisner and Ammon Kreider formed the Kreider Reisner Aircraft Company in 1923. They developed highly regarded models of civilian use aircraft. In 1929, they sold the company to the Fairchild Aircraft Company. Kreider was killed days later in an aircraft accident and Reisner led Fairchild's Hagerstown facility for several years thereafter. Fairchild moved its headquarters to Hagerstown in 1931 and its military contracts directly and indirectly employed two thirds of the city's workforce during World War Two.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 37.943′ N, 77° 43.395′ W. Marker is in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Memorial Boulevard and South Potomac Street. This marker is part of the Hagerstown Circle of Achievement in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hagerstown MD 21740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jonathan Hager (here, next to this marker); William Thomas Hamilton (here, next to this marker); Jesse Duncan Elliott (here, next to this marker); Maurice Edward Frock (here, next to

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this marker); Edward Mayberry Mobley (here, next to this marker); Anna Spencer Brugh Singer (here, next to this marker); Jacob Francis Wheaton (here, next to this marker); Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hagerstown.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

2. Ammon H. Kreider & Lewis E. Reisner Marker

This is the bottom-most marker on the third panel of the Hagerstown Circle of Achievement.

Ammon H. Kreider<br>1886-1929 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

3. Ammon H. Kreider
1886-1929

Close-up of image on marker

Lewis E. Reisner<br>1903-1949 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

4. Lewis E. Reisner
1903-1949

Close-up of image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.