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Thor Industries, Inc. was founded on August 29, 1980, [4] when Wade Thompson and Peter Busch Orthwein acquired Airstream from Beatrice Foods. The name "Thor" combined the first two letters of each entrepreneur's name. [5] Airstream had not fared well during the economic downturn of the late 1970s, losing $12 million the year before it was ...
Airstream, based in Jackson Center, has introduced a concept of the nation's first electric camper that parks itself. Ohio-based Airstream introduces camper concept that parks itself, allows off ...
Airstream discontinued the manufacture of Class A motorhomes in 2006. Airstream, still based in Jackson Center, is a division of Thor Industries. Airstream produces several models: Basecamp, Bambi, Caravel, Flying Cloud, International, and Classic. Trailer sizes of 2020 range between 16 and 33 feet.
In July 1952, the lease was signed for a facility in Jackson Center, Ohio, to serve the eastern market. [4] By August 1954, the first Ohio-made Airstream rolled off the production line, and the California factory was moved to larger facilities in Santa Fe Springs. Wally Byam was one of the first to attempt this sort of travel on a global scale. [5]
Lewis Center was founded around 1850 when the railroad was extended to that point. [6] The community was named after the family of William L. Lewis, who gave their land for a railroad station in exchange for the naming rights. [6] A post office called Lewis Centre was established in 1852, and the name was changed to Lewis Center in 1893. [7]
State Route 555 (SR 555) is a 62.36-mile-long (100.36 km), north–south running state highway that passes through four counties in southeastern Ohio.State Route 555's southern terminus is at the concurrency of US 50, SR 7 and SR 32 (James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway) in the unincorporated community of Little Hocking in extreme southwestern Washington County.
State Route 317 (SR 317) is a north–south state highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 23 approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Downtown Columbus and just outside the city limits; its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 62 in Gahanna. The route serves as a partial southeastern outbelt ...
State Route 91 in Hudson. State Route 91 (SR 91), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 91 until 1921 [2] and State Highway 91 in 1922, [3] is a north–south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio.