Columbiana in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Harvey S. Firestone
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, October 9, 2011
1. Harvey S. Firestone Marker
Inscription.
Harvey S. Firestone. . Inventor, industrialist, and philanthropist, Harvey Samuel Firestone (1868-1938) was born on a nearby farm in 1868 and attended school in Columbiana. He founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1900 and soon after developed a method for mass-producing tires for the infant automobile industry. Continuing innovation and steady contracts with large automakers led to the company's lasting success. Firestone Park is his lasting legacy to Columbiana. The Firestone family's monument is located in nearby Columbiana Cemetery.
Inventor, industrialist, and philanthropist, Harvey Samuel Firestone (1868-1938) was born on a nearby farm in 1868 and attended school in Columbiana. He founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1900 and soon after developed a method for mass-producing tires for the infant automobile industry. Continuing innovation and steady contracts with large automakers led to the company's lasting success. Firestone Park is his lasting legacy to Columbiana. The Firestone family's monument is located in nearby Columbiana Cemetery.
Erected 2001 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Historical Society of Columbiana/Fairfield Township, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 11-15.)
Location. 40° 53.363′ N, 80° 41.145′ W. Marker is in Columbiana, Ohio, in Columbiana County. Located in Firestone Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbiana OH 44408, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. Harvey Firestone at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on October 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 2. Firestone Tire. official website (Submitted on October 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, October 9, 2011
2. Harvey S. Firestone Marker
Photographed By Craig Doda, April 27, 2024
3. Harvey S. Firestone Marker
Photographed By MacDonald, Pirie, 1867-1942, photographer, 1915
4. Harvey Samuel Firestone
Photographed By Unknown
5. Henry Ford, Thomas Edison & Harvey Firestone
Harvey Firestone (far right) kept some impressive company. In this photo he is seen with Henry Ford (left) and Thomas Edison (center). The trio often vacationed and worked together. Firestone and Ford were so close, in fact, that William Clay Ford married Martha Firestone, who was the granddaughter of Harvey Firestone. The couple then went on to become the parents of current Ford Motor Company Chairman, William Clay Ford, Jr.
From an article in Diesel Power Magazine.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, October 9, 2011
6. Harvey S. Firestone Park plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,207 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on April 29, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on October 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 6. submitted on October 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.