Garfield Wood
Garfield ‘Gar’ Arthur Wood (December 4, 1880 – June 19, 1971) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, motorboat builder and racer who held the world water speed record on several occasions. He was the first man to travel over 100 miles per hour on water.
Read more about Garfield Wood: Early Life, Racing Career, Later Business Career, Inventive Activities, Retirement and Death, Award
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“God reigns, and the Government at Washington still lives!”
—James A. Garfield (1831–1881)
“The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February.”
—Joseph Wood Krutch (1893–1970)