Loudonville in Ashland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Charles Franklin Kettering
Photographed by Joel Seewald, November 12, 2024
1. Charles Franklin Kettering Marker
Inscription.
Charles Franklin Kettering. . A pioneer in automotive innovation. Charles Franklin Kettering (1877-1958) was born three miles north of Loudonville. He attended local schools and graduated from Ohio State University in 1904. He organized the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) in 1909, which later became a part of General Motors (GM). Boss Ket served as vice-president of research for GM 1920-1947 and held over 140 patents (including four-wheel brakes, safety glass, and "ethyl" gasoline), achieving his greatest fame for an all-electric starting, lighting, and ignition system. The electric starter debuted on the 1912 Cadillac and was soon available on all cars, helping to popularize them with women. In 1945 he helped establish the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Research Institute in New York.
A pioneer in automotive innovation. Charles Franklin Kettering (1877-1958) was born three miles north of Loudonville. He attended local schools and graduated from Ohio State University in 1904. He organized the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) in 1909, which later became a part of General Motors (GM). Boss Ket served as vice-president of research for GM 1920-1947 and held over 140 patents (including four-wheel brakes, safety glass, and "ethyl" gasoline), achieving his greatest fame for an all-electric starting, lighting, and ignition system. The electric starter debuted on the 1912 Cadillac and was soon available on all cars, helping to popularize them with women. In 1945 he helped establish the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Research Institute in New York.
Erected 2000 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the Longaberger Company, Ashland City-County Council, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-3.)
82° 13.996′ W. Marker is in Loudonville, Ohio, in Ashland County. It is at the intersection of South Market Street (Ohio Route 3) and East Main Street ( Route 39), on the left when traveling south on South Market Street. Marker is in Central Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Loudonville OH 44842, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Charles Franklin Kettering (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Joel Seewald, November 12, 2024
3. Charles Franklin Kettering Marker
Back side of the statue plinth.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2024, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2024, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
