Horatio Nelson Jackson (March 25, 1872 – January 14, 1955) was a physician and automobile pioneer. In 1903, he and driving partner Sewall K. Crocker became the first people to drive an automobile across the United States.
Read more about Horatio Nelson Jackson: Early Life and Medical Career, Later Life, The Vermont, Documentary
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