Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Ford Piquette Street Plant - Detroit MI
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nomadwillie
N 42° 22.118 W 083° 03.901
17T E 329967 N 4692771
The second home of the Ford Motor Company and a point of interest along the byway
Waymark Code: WMPP1A
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2015
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On June 16, 1903 Henry Ford and 12 other Detroit men met in the offices of architect Alexander Malcomson, located at the intersection of Griswold and Jefferson, and organized the Ford Motor Company. They provided the financial resources to build this factory at the corner of Piquette and Beaubien. Horace Rackham was one of the founders, a man who contributed substantial funds to the University of Michigan, attaching his name to one impressive building in Ann Arbor and another at the corner of Warren and Woodward.
Program: America's Byways
Website: [Web Link]
Official Name: Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail
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