Loranger Gristmill on Stoney Creek near Monroe, Michigan, April 1927

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Artifact Overview

Loranger Gristmill was built in 1832 on Stoney Creek in Monroe, Michigan. It incorporated a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moved grain through the building to be ground into flour or animal feed. In the late 1920s, after the mill had ceased operation, Henry Ford purchased it. Ford sent his staff to document the structure before its relocation to Greenfield Village.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

15 April 1927

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1958

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.500 in
Width: 11.000 in

Loranger Gristmill on Stoney Creek near Monroe, Michigan, April 1927