Akron in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011
1. Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Marker
Industrialist and entrepreneur Franklin Augustus Seiberling (1859-1955) named his fledgling rubber goods manufacturing company "Goodyear" to honor Charles Goodyear, the man who invented the vulcanization process for curing rubber. Seiberling founded the company with his brother, Charles Willard, because of their desire to participate in an enterprise that afforded an "opportunity for invention." Incorporated in 1898, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company rapidly grew with the young automotive industry and helped establish Akron as the "Rubber Capital of the World." Among Seiberling's many significant inventions were the tire-making machine and the detachable wheel rim. He resigned from Goodyear in 1921 and went on to found the Seiberling Rubber Company. Stan Hywet Hall, F.A. Seiberling's estate in west Akron, is a National Historic Landmark.
Erected 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 23-77.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 41° 3.975′
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Akron Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the Public Square of Middlebury (approx. 0.4 miles away); Middlebury American Revolution Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Middlebury Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); United States Synthetic Rubber Program 1939-1945 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Karl Arnstein (approx. 2 miles away); Akron Fulton Airport Champions Raceway (approx. 2 miles away); Airdock (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Akron.
Other markers no longer nearby. Middlebury Lodge No. 34 F.&A.M. (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Akron Community Service Center and Urban League (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Also see . . .
1. Frank Seiberling. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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2. Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling
2. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 28, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011
3. Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Marker
Goodyear headquarters in background
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011
4. Classic Goodyear Sign on Adjacent Building
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,903 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 9, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on June 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
