From the Foundry Fires

From the Foundry Fires (HM2BHB)

Location: Romeo, MI 48065 Macomb County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 48.096', W 83° 0.886'

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Engine Blocks for Ford's Model T

Romeo's foundry industry was well-established
when Lyman Holmes contacted Ford Motor Company in 1907. Ford was having problems getting engine parts for the Model N automobile from foundries in Detroit. Holmes managed the Romeo Foundry, that earlier made metal parts for the thriving Romeo carriage industry, and he offered to make the parts for Ford. He was so successful that his foundry began in 1908 to make full engine blocks for Ford's new Model T, the most important car in automotive history.

Ford later bought the Romeo foundry
which went on to produce about 30,000 engine blocks for Ford Model Ts built at the Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit until 1910.

"The sample castings were found satisfactory, and I received orders to make all I could and ship them to Detroit every day."
Lyman Holmes, manager of the Romeo Foundry

You Auto Know
The engine blocks were shipped via rail to the Dodge Brothers Company in Detroit where the Model T engines were assembled and then sent to Ford's Piquette plant.
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HM NumberHM2BHB
Series This marker is part of the series
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByMotorCities National Heritage Area, National Park Service
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Date Added Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 335249 N 4740751
Decimal Degrees42.80160000, -83.01476667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 48.096', W 83° 0.886'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 48' 5.7599999999998" N, 83° 0' 53.16" W
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Area Code(s)586, 810
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 125 W Lafayette St, Romeo MI 48065, US
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