Matheson (automobile)
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The Matheson was an American automobile manufactured from 1903 to 1912 in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania. The sprawling building that housed the manufacturing plant still exists, although heavily modified into a series of commercial business locations.
The anchor business is Matheson Warehouse, an agent of North American Van Lines and operated by several generations of the Hinchey Family. The Matheson building is quite long, taking up more than a block of space on Welles Street in Forty Fort.
Recently it was announced that funding for the Welles Street Gateway Project has been awarded as part of the proceeds from state profits garnered from the Mohegan Sun Casino in nearby Plains Township. The Welles Street Gateway Project was the brainchild of former Forty Fort Council President Andy Tuzinski and current Borough Engineer Chris Borton.
This project is slated to dramatically change the area around the warehouse as well as the building itself by transforming the area into a "Main Street" USA motif with retail shops, sidewalks and period lighting.
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- David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles ISBN 0-7858-1106-0
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