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Ferdinand N. Kahler
Ferdinand Nickolas 'Ferd' Kahler, Sr. (November 20, 1864 – November 14, 1927) was an American inventor, entrepreneur and automobile pioneer who founded The Kahler Co. in New Albany, Indiana. He was a manufacturer of wood and lumber products, founded two early American automobile companies and was granted patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for his inventions. Biography Ferdinand Nickolas 'Ferd' Kahler, Sr. was born November 20, 1864 at Hermsdorf, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (now Heřmánkovice, Česko). The first of Anton and Genowefa “Genevieve” (née Scholz) Kahler's five children, Kahler was baptized Catholic the next day. At the age of 17, he immigrated to New York City on the passenger ship Elbe, traveled to Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1881, visited Louisville, Kentucky,and moved to nearby New Albany, Indiana, in 1884. Kahler's family followed him to New Albany five years later. Kahler married Mary Mathilde (née Leist) in New Albany, Indiana, at St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heřmánkovice
Heřmánkovice (german: Hermsdorf) is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It is located on the border with Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou .... Administrative parts The village of Janovičky is an administrative part of Heřmánkovice. References Villages in Náchod District {{HradecKralove-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Company
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort, and its two largest cities are Louisville and Lexington. Its population was approximately 4.5 million in 2020. Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792, splitting from Virginia in the process. It is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on Kentucky bluegrass, a species of green grass found in many of its pastures, which has supported the thoroughbred horse industry in the center of the state. Historically, it was known for excellent farming conditions for this reason and the development of large tobacco plantations akin to those in Virginia and North Carolina i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
