NAME: Harvey Samuel Firestone, Sr. BORN: 1868 COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS: born...Columbiana, Ohio (Columbiana County) later moved...Akron, Ohio (Summit County) OCCUPATION: industrialist, inventor DIED:1938 Return to Main Page Return to Name index Return to Career Index Return to County Index |
FAST FACTS:
Firestone, for a time, made his living selling buggies in Detroit. Eventually moving to Akron, Ohio, he started the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1900. He was responsible for a number of industry innovations, including the production of pneumatic tires, nonskid tire treads, low-pressure balloon tires, and farm tractor tires.  image source: OHS |