Geddes Power - Ypsilanti, Michigan
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N 42° 16.216 W 083° 40.332
17T E 279625 N 4683242
The Geddes Dam is all that remains of this project. The Vivienne Farms were tore down in the late 1990's.
Waymark Code: WM3CHP
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2008
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A nearby historical marker says:
"The Geddes Dam was rebuilt in a major construction project, and this hydroelectric dam operated from 1915-1959. It is no longer extant. The noted landscape architecture firm of Frederick Law Olmstead was commissioned to design naturalistic landscapes for large tracts of the companies land. Farmland, formerly belonging to Robert Geddes was developed for recreational use by Detroit Edison employees. Vivienne Farms was a spacious weekend vacation center for its female employees. The substation property was sold to the city of Ann Arbor."
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Job Number: 03610
Job Name: Edison Farm
Alt Names: Geddes Power, see --Huron River --Geddes Farm --Edison Farm --Edison Electric Company
City-County: Geddes
St-Prov: Michigan
Type 1: 07 Private Estate & Homesteads
Number of Plans Available: 49 PLANS (1908-1926)
Job Number: 03664
Job Name: Geddes Power Plant
Alt Names: Edison Farm, see --Huron River --Detroit Edison Company
City-County: Ypsilanti
St-Prov: Michigan
Type 1: 03 Subdivisions & Suburban Communities
Number of Plans Available: 22 PLANS (1905-1925)