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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.
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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMH4_dearborn-hills-golf-club_Dearborn-MI.html
During his long career Robert Herndon developed over fifty subdivisions and nine golf courses. In 1922 he opened the Dearborn Hills Golf Club. According to the Dearborn Times Herald, it was Michigan's first public golf course. Having been rejected…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMH0_st-josephs-retreat_Dearborn-MI.html
In 1885 Michigan's first private mental institution was located here under the guidance of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. In 1855 the Sisters at St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit had begun the care of the mentally ill, formerly conf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLZX_fordson-high-school_Dearborn-MI.html
Side 1When it was dedicated on March 22, 1928, Fordson High School was hailed as "one of the finest school buildings in the United States." Designed in the Neo-Tudor style, the school is reminiscent of sixteenth century English universities and ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLZW_henry-ford-birthplace_Dearborn-MI.html
At this intersection stood the home in which Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863. The farm house was owned by Ford's parents, William and Mary Ford, and in 1944 it was moved to Greenfield Village. In a space of less than ten years at the beginnin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLPS_dr-samuel-pierce-duffield_Dearborn-MI.html
1833-1916 - Physician - Chemist - Pharmacist - One of the founders of Parke, Davis & Company, Dr. Duffield's stately residence was located about one-half mile west from this marker. About 100 feet further west was located his laboratory where he p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLPQ_the-ten-eyck-tavern_Dearborn-MI.html
Conrad Ten Eyck (1782-1847) built a famous tavern in 1826 about 300 feet west of this marker—the first resting place of travelers, one day's trip west of Detroit. It stood on the River Rouge at a point where the Chicago Road forked. The nort…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML6R_fair-lane_Dearborn-MI.html
Here Henry and Clara Bryant Ford lived from 1915 until their deaths in 1947 and 1950. The eminent American auto magnate and inventor named Fair Lane after the road on which his father, William Ford, was born in County Cork, Ireland. The fifty-six …