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Above: the four founders of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (L-R) William A. Davidson, Walter Davidson, Sr., Arthur Davidson and William S. Harley.
The Davidson Brothers and William S. Harley - Motorcycle pioneers and manufacturers;
Sometimes a name is more famous than the person(s) for which it is attached. In this case, the name "Harley" combined with "Davidson" is one of the most iconic brands in America — if not the world.
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It's right up there with "Ford" and Madison's own "Oscar Mayer." But neither Ford or Oscar Mayer ever achieved the "Tattoo Loyalty" that's associated with Harley-Davidson.
Four men, all Milwaukee born, founded the Harley-Davidson Motor Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
During the summer months of his youth, Authur Davidson stayed at his grandmother's farm in Cambridge, Wisconsin where he met and became a close friend of fellow Wisconsinite, Ole Evinrude, the inventor of the first practica