In 1899, Charles Lang Freer directed the merger of 13 car-building companies, including his own, to create the American Car and Foundry Company.
Sources
- Charles Lang Freer (kids.britannica.com)
- https://publications.asia.si.edu/jades/person.php?cid=1 (publications.asia.si.edu)
- https://mpsi.wayne.edu/freer/history (mpsi.wayne.edu)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1993/04/11/for-arts-sake/63052b21-09fe-4193-bbcc-31403910237e/ (washingtonpost.com)
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