Frank Dusy (December 17, 1837 – November 9, 1898) was an early business leader ofSelma, California and a co-inventor of theFresno Scraper, the basis of most modern earth-moving machinery. On June 16, 1885, Dusy and his partnerAbijah McCall were issued U.S. Patent 320,055, for their improvement on the Buck Scraper, invented byJames Porteous ofFresno, California. Porteous, originally a wagon builder, purchased their patent and one held byWilliam Deidrick as he perfected his machine. Dusy was also among the original investors in theFresno Republican newspaper, which was eventually acquired by and combined with theFresno Bee.

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