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On Aug. 21, 1897, Ransom Eli Olds founded the Olds Motor Vehicle The first American automaker was established in 1893, but it took four years for a leader to emerge in the still-tiny industry.
New Bern is located at the confluence of the Trent and Neuse rivers, two tidal waterways, in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.7 square miles (76.9 km 2 ), of which 28.2 square miles (73.1 km 2 ) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.7 km 2 ), or 4.87%, is water.
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Plans for the demolition of flood damaged buildings at New Bern's Trent Court housing development are still being worked out with FEMA officials more then three years after they were condemned ...
The New Bern Historic District is a national historic district located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. As of 2003 [update] the district contained 492 contributing structures with construction dates ranging from the early 1800s to the mid-20th century.
1901 – Olds produces 635 cars, becoming the first high-volume producer of gasoline automobiles. [18] 1901 – Oldsmobile was the first auto manufacturer to publicly promote their vehicles. [19] 1902 – The Oldsmobile Curved Dash becomes the first mass-produced vehicle in America. 1903 – Olds builds the first purpose built Mail Truck. [20]
In July, Von Graffenried sailed with a contingent of about 150 Swiss colonists. Their crossing was relatively uneventful and after landing at Hampton, Virginia, in September, he joined Michel and Lawson in the Neuse-Trent area. He quickly laid out a town at the fork of the Trent and Neuse Rivers and christened it New Bern.
Ransom E. Olds was an entrepreneur who founded multiple companies in the automobile industry. In 1897 Olds founded Oldsmobile. In 1905 Olds left Oldsmobile and established a new company, REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, Michigan. Olds had 52% of the stock and the titles of president and general manager.