It is strange that the man, whose  idea of the lincoln Highway, would have a monument in the State of Utah. He spent most of his life in Indiana and Florida.  Carl Fisher was probably in Utah only one time and that was on the Hoosier Tour promotion the lincoln  Highway.  The Hoosier Tour used the Midland trail for its route promoting Indiana automobiles all the way to California.  The Midland Trail was a transcontinental route that went through Utah via Denver and Ely. The Lincoln Highway Association had been created but the official route had not been established yet.  Fisher was to promote the Lincoln Highway and look for the best route.  Carl Fisher was the first of the Automobile Manufacturers to donate large sum of money to the Lincoln Highway Trust Fund.  The Lincoln Highway used his money to make Johnson Pass more use-able for automobiles.  Johnson Pass was part of th e Goodyear Contact with the State of Uta h.

CARL FISHER WAS BURIED IN THE FAMOUS CROWN HILL CEMETERY IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN.  Carl Fisher build a mausoleum for his parents and brother and sister.  During World War 1at an US Bond Air Show at the Speedway a British Pilot named Robert Hammond was Killed.  There was trouble finding next of kin with the war on as well trouble getting the body send to England so Carl Fisher offer his mausoleum until  ever thing could be work out.

Carl Fisher died in Mania Beach, the town he created, in 1939 and it was hope that that the city would be create a special monument for him..  Instead after much debate Carl Fisher remains were send to Indianapolis for internment in the family mausoleum.  However Captain Robert Hammond was still there in Carl Fisher spot.  So Carl Fisher was interned on the floor.

NEW YORK LONG ISLAND GRAND ROAD RACE

Carl Fisher love speed starting with the racing of Bikes which was very popular before the start  of the automobile.  Blind as bat and pedaling as fast, he could he pick up the nick name as Crazy Carl.  Carl love for speed moved to the Automobile as the auto became more popular. Carl had a automobile built by the Premier Auto Manufacturing planning to enter it in the Long Isand Road Race.  The winner would receive the Vanerbelt trophy. The rules limit the weight of cars to 2100 pounds and carl’s weighted 2400 pounds.  So to try to reduce all non essential parts removed.  Holes was drill in the frame to help with the weight. This car did not race in the Long Island Road Race but set the world speed race of just over 60 miles per hour at a fair ground in Indiana. Place in storage it was discovered an place of display Indiana Speed Way Museum.  This  a car worth seeing.

Carl Fisher also decided after spend time on long Island that passenger on large cruise liner could make better time getting to New York by getting off the boat in Montauk  and taking the train to New York City instead of sailing up the river to New York.  So Carl fisher Build Montauk Minor in a small town at the eastern point of long Island called Montauk. Next he start to drage a smal cove to make it large enough for large ocean lines to dock,  He called  this The Minia Beach of the North and travel back and forth from Maina Beach by Boat.  But fincial troubles and the 1929 stock crash force Carl Fisher into bankruptcy.  Today  Montack Minor remains as a menory of Carl Fisher.  it is a nice hotel in the 1920 styles of building sitting high on a hill over looking the Montauk Bay.

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