The First Automobile


J. Frank Duryea was born on October 8, 1869. He and his brother Charles, became the first Americas to invent the first ever gasoline powered automoblie in the United States. Please visit the site below to learn more and view more pictures.

For homework, draw a picture of this car and bring it to class. You could also write a paragraph explaining how this car is different from the car your parents drive today. http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_1272.html