Anderson in Madison County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ray Harroun
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 16, 2021
1. Ray Harroun Marker
Ray Harroun will be remembered always as the winner of the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. But, despite the acclaim that historic victory brought, he considered himself first and foremost, an engineer. He raced simply to prove his ideas practical on the best automotive testing ground of that day, the racetrack. While working primarily for the Marmon Car Company, he won seven more races at the Speedway besides the 500, and a dozen more on other tracks.
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Ray worked as an automotive engineer until he retired at age 79. In 1917 he formed the Harroun Motor Sales Corporation, producing his own cars until 1922. His best known engineering achievement remains the rearview mirror. The first one used on a car was the one he attached to the winning Marmon Was, that he designed for the 1911 500. Not a native Hoosier, Ray proudly made Anderson his home until his death in 1968. He is buried here in Anderson Memorial Park.
Erected 2016 by Indiana Racing Memorial Association and the Indiana Bicentennial Project.
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Location. 40° 2.74′ N, 85° 43.231′ W. Marker is in Anderson, Indiana, in Madison County. It can be reached from the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (Indiana Route 38) and West 67th Street (Route W400S), on the right when traveling south. The marker is in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6805 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Anderson IN 46013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana and specifically in Greater Indianapolis. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 16, 2021
2. Ray Harroun Marker reverse
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 16, 2021
3. Ray Harroun Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 16, 2021
4. Ray Harroun Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 17, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
