Historic Structures of
South Bend Indiana
Commercial Structures
South Bend Indiana
(pop 105,000) was incorporated as
a city in 1865. South Bend is a regional center for educational,
financial, medical, and professional services; local products
include aircraft and motor-vehicle parts, metal, roller bearings,
and electrical equipment. The city has a symphony orchestra and
a large civic, cultural, and convention center. Indiana University
at South Bend (1940) is here, and the University of Notre Dame
and Saint Mary's College (1844) are nearby, in Notre Dame.
Clement Stuadeabaaker was an American wagon
manufacturer who, with older brother Henry, founded the firm
of H. C. Studebaker, South Bend, Ind. (1852). Other brothers
John Mohler, Peter Everst, and Jacob Franklin also entered the
business; they organized Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co.
in 1868 with Clement as president, and developed the largest
wagon and carriage manufacturing company in the world. The company
rose from these beginnings to become one of the world's major
automobile manufacturers.
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