Haynes’ Horseless Carriage

Here on July 4, 1894, Elwood Haynes made the first test run of an automobile which he designed and built. His car reached a speed of about seven miles per hour over a six mile course on the Pumpkinvine Pike.

Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 31 and East Boulevard on U.S. 31.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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