The Harley-Davidson Motor Company
 Harley-Davidson Motor Company
In 1903 William Harley, Art Davidson and Walt Davidson began to tinker in the shed behind the Davidson family home in Milwaukee, producing a three-horsepower, glossy black machine. Arthur Davidson and Bill Harley had met at the Barth Manufacturing Company where they were both employed. The historic core of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company production facility consists of two large buildings built and expanded over a span of nearly 50 years. The original five-story brick building was begun in 1910 as part of the Harley-Davidson Company's first major expansion of its production facilities, reflecting its emergence as a world leader in motorcycle manufacturing.
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Related Topics: |
Industrialization and Urbanization
The Rise of Skilled Manufacturing |
| Creator: | Washburn, William H. and A.C. Eschweiler |
| Pub Data: | Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places |
| Citation: | "Harley-Davidson Motor Company." Wisconsin Register of Historic Places.
Online facsimile at:
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1454;
Visited on: 6/20/2013
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