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A Ford Village Industry. . This landmark building commands attention . as the Pettibone Creek Hydroelectric Station. It was built in 1938-39 to harness the precious power of water for Ford's Carburetor Plant, now gone. It remains as a reminder of Milford…
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William E. Scripps. and the Scripps-Booth Luxury Automobile—. . Behind these gates lies the country estate . built in 1927 by William E. Scripps, heir to the Detroit News fortune and a talented early aviator, inventor, and radio pioneer. He joined …
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Intersecting Lines. Put Wixom on the Map . Trains came from all directions, . and made Wixom a hub of commerce. In 1871, Willard Clark Wixom founded the village on property at the intersection of planned railroad lines. One line (later named Pere Marquett…
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Traces of History. Along Pontiac Trail . This road is a story with many chapters. . On Pontiac Trail people have traveled on foot, on horseback and on wheels, tracing the story of Wixom and southeast Michigan. It was vital in prehistory as a Native Americ…
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Phoenix Mill. Women in a Village Industry . Henry Ford wanted only women to work here . in this small factory, built in 1922 as one of his Village Industries. The women workers built electrical parts such as voltage meters, light switches and generator cu…
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Gunsolly Carding Mill. and the Rouge River's Rich History. . For many years, wool was processed here. . The Gunsolly Carding Mill operated here from 1851 to 1890, using Rouge River waterpower and machinery to process and untangle wool for spinning into y…
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Newburgh Mill. and the Power of the Rouge. . The Newburgh Mill factory was built on the site of an earlier mill, . like other Ford "Village Industries." Bovee Cider Mill used to operate here along the Middle Rouge River, within the thriving village of Ne…
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Two Tracks in Town. Northville's Electric Streetcars. . There were two electric streetcar lines into Northville . from Detroit, both built in 1899. One traveled on track through Farmington, along Eight Mile Road and down Griswold Street. The other came t…
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Base of Operations. The Lodge at the Proving Grounds. . The Lodge is a landmark, just north of the main gates . of the Packard Proving Grounds. Designed by famous architect Albert Kahn in the English Cotswold style, it opened in 1928 as the site's base o…
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"Quality First". The Packard Motor Car Company. . Packard is remembered and celebrated . by people around the world. No company sold more luxury cars between 1925 and 1942, and the distinctive tombstone-shaped grill was a company trademark. The Packard M…