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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UWE_henry-fords-brother-william-ford-had-this-house-built-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
in 1909 for his Daughter and her family. Three layers of bricks, from the local Clippert Brick Yard, comprise the structure. The garage in the rear of the lot (formerly known as the barn), housed small livestock and chickens (the sounds of whic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UW3_rhythm-of-radio-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
Radio has a strong tradition in Dearborn. In 1934, Henry Ford inspired the "Ford Sunday Evening Hour" on Detroit's WWJ - AM radio. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra appeared on the broadcast regularly and became the nation's first radio broadcast or…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UNI_a-military-reserve-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
Dearborn was an outpost on the western frontier Because of expansion from Detroit and Indian disturbances to the west, in 1833 the federal government began construction of an arsenal on its military reserve land near where the Sauk Trail crossed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ULF_fords-fairways-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
It was a gift for his hometown. Henry Ford developed an 18-hole golf course at Outer Drive and Military Street that opened in 1925. With the course designed by Donald Ross and the clubhouse designed by architect Albert Kahn, Ford wanted to put De…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U8Y_u-s-arsenal-sutlers-shop-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
Built originally as the Sutler's Shop where soldiers might purchase tobacco and needed supplies, this 36' x 25' brick building with its slate roof was but one of the eleven buildings which comprised the arsenal. Enclosed by a 12' high brick wal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U6L_u-s-arsenal-officers-surgeons-quarters-and-barracks-1833-1875-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
Two of the eleven brick buildings that comprised the arsenal stood in an east-west line with this marker. The Officers' Quarters, similar but smaller than the still-standing Commandant's Quarters, and the Barracks, second largest of the arsenal st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U6I_michigan-soldiers-trained-at-u-s-arsenal-during-civil-war-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
During the period of the American Civil War the U.S. Arsenal in Dearborn (then Dearbornville) served as training facilities for Michigan soldiers. This marker is a testimony and a memorial to those men and their units who gave a measure of their d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U5S_u-s-arsenal-1839-1875-powder-magazine-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
The powder magazine, 23' by 67', originally built in 1839 as part of the 1833 - 1875 Detroit Arsenal in Dearbornville, was located about 930 feet east of the eleven buildings shown on the edges of this marker. It was made of local brick, featured …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U5R_u-s-arsenal-1833-1875-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
Four of the eleven buildings that comprised the arsenal stood directly in a north-south line with this marker. Facing Michigan Avenue was the saddlers shop, while in this area were the smiths and carpenters shops, all three were one story brick b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TUD_dearborn-city-hall-historical_Dearborn-MI.html
East Downtown Dearborn is "the neighborhood the Rouge Plant built," and its fortunes have been tied to Ford Motor Company. Ford taxes generated much of the income used to build the impressive Georgian Revival-style building, which opened on June …
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