Birthplace of Ford Automobile
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N 42° 20.063 W 083° 03.178
17T E 330867 N 4688944
Located at the entrance of the Michigan building on the northwest side of Bagley Street, between Grand River Avenue and Clifford Street. There is a replica of the workshop, built from the original bricks, at Greenfield Village in Dearborn (see link).
Waymark Code: WM1JCC
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2007
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This marker commemorates the birthplace of the Ford Motor car. Here in 1892, Henry Ford began experimenting with the motorized vehicle in his workshop, a small one-story brick structure, once located on this site. His invention was quite simple compared to today's automobiles. It consisted of a two-cylinder machine, mounted in a light frame geared to bicycle wheels. That unpretentious auto was the start of the Ford Motor Company which played a major part in the automobile industry that changed the face of Michigan and the world.
Historical Date: 01/01/1892
Historical Name: Henry Ford
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
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Description: Not listed
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