Peter Studebaker's wagon making trade, starting in 1736, was the foundation of the industrial revolution, the transportation industry, and the Studebaker Corporation.
This Peter Studebaker story started more than 270 years ago and is researched by land records, deeds, wills, tax records of merit, so that we can feel the direct link to the past and shed light upon on a lapse of time for an old and honored family and trade name in a country as deep-rooted as the story.
The story starts before written documents, photography, books and real wheels were invented.
Although most know that Studebaker made cars, very few know Studebaker made wagons.
According to scholar, John B. Rae, Studebaker wagons "grew to be the largest producer of horse-drawn vehicles in the world," and Studebaker became "the only one of 5000 wagon manufacturers to make the transition from making wagons to manufacturing automobiles. Peter Studebaker's family business that began