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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRY_hanks-silk-mill_Dearborn-MI.html
Silk comes from silkworm, which is really a caterpillar. One cocoon contains a single strand of silk up to 1,000 yards long. Workers spent tedious hours here, tending to the silkworms and spinning thread from their cocoons. The Hanks family ran t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRX_armington-sims-machine-shop_Dearborn-MI.html
In machine shops, workers use machines to shape metal parts with great precision. The parts are then used in other machines. Workers carefully and skillfully ran machines like those inside this machine shop/ Many of the country's engineers of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRW_thomas-edisons-menlo-park-office-and-library_Dearborn-MI.html
Thomas Edison knew how to make an impression. He had his office built from brick so people would think he was running a strong, profitable business. Thomas Edison needed people with a variety of talents to keep his "invention factory"…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRV_edison-homestead_Dearborn-MI.html
Thomas Edison's grandparents were known for their kindness. Story has it that the would leave food on the stove in their kitchen when they left home so that hungry passers-by could find something to eat. Thomas Edison had happy childhood memories…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRU_daggett-farmhouse_Dearborn-MI.html
Samuel Daggett held many jobs, like many other people in the community. Sometimes he even pulled teeth.Each member of the Daggett family played and important role in producing food, clothing and other goods on this Colonial farm.In order to provi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRT_noah-webster-home_Dearborn-MI.html
Noah Webster created America's first dictionary. He suggested a single - and distinctly American - way to spell a word, such as "logic" instead of "logick."This home was built for Noah Webster's retirement, but he never really …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HR6_smith-creek-depot_Dearborn-MI.html
While working as a newsboy on the Grand Trunk Railway line, Thomas Edison sent along the latest Civil War news by telegraph. That way, he could be guaranteed newspaper sales when he arrived at each depot. This small but busy railroad station wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HQX_sir-john-bennett-jewelry-shop_Dearborn-MI.html
Sir John Bennett liked the mythical story of Gog and Magog, the ancient protectors of Britain, so he re-created them for the front of his shop. The clock figures, Gog and Magog, toll the chimes of this shop every 15 minutes. Sir John Bennett was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM194U_wright-cycle-shop_Dearborn-MI.html
The Wright Cycle Shop is considered the "birthplace of aviation." this is the original building where the Wright Flyer was made. Besides their bicycle business, Wilbur and Orville Wright did much of the hands-on work on their airplane here. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO2K_the-dearborn-inn-colonial-homes-and-adjacent-buildings_Dearborn-MI.html
The Dearborn InnHenry Ford built the Dearborn Inn in 1931 to accommodate overnight travelers arriving at the Ford Airport. Located opposite the inn on Oakwood Boulevard, the airport opened in 1924. The 179-room inn, designed by Albert Kahn, was th…
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