Giving Nature a Hand

Giving Nature a Hand (HM1OG2)

Location: Dearborn, MI 48128 Wayne County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 18.893', W 83° 14.012'

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The manufacturing technology developed by Henry Ford and the auto industry affected all aspects of life in early 20th century Michigan. Among the labor-saving items pioneered in the state during that period were specialized valves for watering lawns. Mr. Ford felt watering lawns was unnatural; however, Mrs. Ford wanted well-watered green lawns.



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In 1926, thousands of brass sprinkler heads were installed at Fair Lane that were controlled by large automatic valves. Since plastic tubing did not exist, an extensive system of three-inch steel pipe was installed beneath the designed turf grass meadows. The Rouge River (via a pump house near the river) supplied the water for the sprinkler system.



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Part of the original sprinkler system is still in the ground, and the brass pop-up sprinkler heads can be found in the meadow. Today a portion of the gardens are watered with a new irrigation system consisting of underground plastic tubing and pop-up heads, drip lines, and pole-mounted sprinklers.
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HM NumberHM1OG2
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Placed ByHenry Ford Estate and MotorCities National Heritage Area
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 315934 N 4687154
Decimal Degrees42.31488333, -83.23353333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 18.893', W 83° 14.012'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 18' 53.58" N, 83° 14' 0.72" W
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Area Code(s)313
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 577-661 Fair Ln Dr, Dearborn MI 48128, US
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