Henry ford founder building plaque

Museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan

This article is about the museum. For the person, see Henry Ford. For other uses, see Henry Ford (disambiguation).

United States historic place

The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a history museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, within Metro Detroit.^[3][4] The museum collection contains the presidential limousine of John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln's chair from Ford's Theatre, Thomas Edison's laboratory, the Wright Brothers' bicycle shop, the Rosa Parks bus, and many other historical exhibits. It is the largest indoor–outdoor museum complex in the United States^[5] and is visited by over 1.7 million people each year.^[6] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 as Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum^[1] and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981 as "Edison Institute".^[2]

Museum background

Named for its founder, the automobileindustrialistHenry Ford, and based on his efforts to preserve items of historical interest and portray the Industrial Revolution, the property houses homes, machinery, exhibits,

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Detailed Description

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Plaque (Flat object)

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Trophy (Object)

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Henry Ford Birthplace

Dearborn in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

 

 

 

Photographed by Joel S., July 2, 2010

1. Henry Ford Birthplace Marker

Inscription.

Henry Ford Birthplace. . At this intersection stood the home in which Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863. The farm house was owned by Ford's parents, William and Mary Ford, and in 1944 it was moved to Greenfield Village. In a space of less than ten years at the beginning of this century, the founder of Ford Motor Company developed three separate and distinct concepts, any of which would have assured him an honored niche in history. He designed and built the Model T Ford car, "the car that put the world on wheels." He inaugurated the moving automotive assembly line and developed the process of mass production on which modern industry is based. By instituting a five-dollar wage for an eight-hour day, he promulgated a new economic concept that opened the door to mass distribution. Henry Ford was also a pioneer in the field of aviation and in the development of the farm tractor. . This historical marker was erected in 1963 by Michigan Historical Commission. It is in Dearborn in Wayne County Michigan

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