Facts
- In 1906, the San Francisco earthquake ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. Photos taken following the quake and subsequent fire show Holt Steam Traction Engine #37 helping with the cleanup. This is the first known instance of our machines in use to aid in disaster recovery.
- In 1919, a Holt 5-Ton Caterpillar Tractor was the first tractor to successfully navigate the 20 miles up to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. In doing so, it also established a new record by reaching the highest point - 14,109 feet - at which any tractor had ever been operated up to that point in time.
- For every one of a competitor's tractors in use on the Bonneville Dam, contractors used 19 Caterpillar tractors.
- Caterpillar machines and engines help construct the fairgrounds and buildings for the 1939 World's Fair.
- In the 1940’s and 1950’s, Caterpillar machines help construct more than 70,000 miles of highways throughout the United States.
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