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Cotswold Stable during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, May 2003

THF11126 / Cotswold Stable during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, May 2003
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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Digital photograph

Date Made

May 2003

Subject Date

May 2003

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.6849

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

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