Loranger Gristmill before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital photograph
Date Made
09 September 2002-11 September 2002
Subject Date
09 September 2002-11 September 2002
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.4281
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
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ArtifactLoranger Gristmill
Gristmills -- usually among the earliest businesses established in a community -- ground grain harvested by local farmers. This mill, originally located in Monroe, Michigan, was set up to grind both corn and wheat. It incorporates a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moves grain through the building to undergo a variety of processes.
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SetRestoring Greenfield Village 2003
- 13 Artifacts
Much of Greenfield Village looked quite different in 2002 from what you see today. The village was showing its age -- its crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Yet replacing the underground systems also provided an opportunity to refresh and revise Greenfield Village itself. In September 2002, Greenfield Village closed to the public and restoration began. The transformed village reopened just nine months later.