Hagerstown Mural – Chris Catalogna

Artist: Chris Catalogna – Fort Wayne, IN What the artist says about the mural: “After doing my research into Hagerstown, I discovered the Teetor family and by extension Ralph Teetor. I fell in love with his legacy and contributions to the Hagerstown community and for that matter, the whole world. Teetor invented multiple things and held over 50 patents. Among his most famous inventions was the speedostat or cruise control as we know it today and he also invented the automatic transmission. He changed the family’s business to the Perfect Circle Company where the Hagerstown plant would become one of the largest piston manufacturers in the world. He did all of this despite being blind since the age of 5. Given this, Ralph was a perfect choice for Hagerstown.”