The Edison Institute
N 42° 18.168 W 083° 13.942
17T E 315995 N 4685810
Marker is missing at the Henry Ford! 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124. If you find the marker, please contact the state!
Waymark Code: WMRKVD
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2016
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The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the 50th anniversary of the invention of the incandescent lamp has three divisions:
Greenfield Village, America's first outdoor museum, contains some one hundred historic buildings moved here from many different areas to show how Americans lived and worked during the first three centuries of their history.
The Henry Ford Museum exhibits Ford's vast collection of Americana which he began assembling as early as 1906. Together the Village and Museum preserve historic objects and buildings of national significance.
The Greenfield Village Schools were established by Henry Ford to carry out his "learning-by-doing" philosophy of education. Collectively, The Edison Institute's three divisions reflect the creative spirit that has built our nation from the time of the first settlers and demonstrate Henry Ford's concept of bringing American history to life.
"I am collecting the history of our people as written into things their hands made and used..."
"Education is the greatest force in civilization..."
"I deeply admire the men who founded this country and I think we ought to know more about them and how they lived and the force and courage they had..."
"When we are through, we shall have reproduced American life as lived, and that, I think, is the best way of preserving at least a part of our history and tradition..."
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Registered Site #: S0251
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