George Washington Carver Cabin and William Holmes McGuffey School and Birthplace during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002
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By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
Artifact
Digital photograph
Date Made
13 November 2002
Subject Date
13 November 2002
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village
Greenfield Village Restoration Project, 2002-2003
George Washington Carver Cabin
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.5347
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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