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- Ford Rouge Factory Tour - The Ford Rouge Factory Tour celebrates America's manufacturing past, present, and future with our legacy gallery, Ford factory tour, and more. Visit us!
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Ford Rouge Factory Tour
The Ford Rouge Factory Tour celebrates America's manufacturing past, present, and future with our legacy gallery, Ford factory tour, and more. Visit us!
- Ford Rouge Factory Tour Map - Navigate the Ford Rouge Factory Tour with our interactive map. Explore the automotive manufacturing facility and comprehensive visitor amenities.
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Ford Rouge Factory Tour Map
Navigate the Ford Rouge Factory Tour with our interactive map. Explore the automotive manufacturing facility and comprehensive visitor amenities.
- Veterans Day at The Henry Ford - In commemoration of Veterans Day, join us on November 11 to honor and pay tribute to those military members, living and deceased, who have served our country in war and peace.
- November 11, 2026
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Veterans Day at The Henry Ford
In commemoration of Veterans Day, join us on November 11 to honor and pay tribute to those military members, living and deceased, who have served our country in war and peace.
- Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation - Discover the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit! Explore American innovation with iconic exhibits like the Rosa Parks Bus & Wright Brothers' plane. Visit now!
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Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Discover the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit! Explore American innovation with iconic exhibits like the Rosa Parks Bus & Wright Brothers' plane. Visit now!
- Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Map - Plan your visit to the Henry Ford Museum with our interactive map. Locate 22 exhibits including the Rosa Parks bus, presidential vehicles, and more.
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Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Map
Plan your visit to the Henry Ford Museum with our interactive map. Locate 22 exhibits including the Rosa Parks bus, presidential vehicles, and more.
- Henry Ford - The Quadricycle was Henry Ford's first attempt to build a gasoline-powered automobile. It utilized commonly available materials: angle iron for the frame, a leather belt and chain drive for the transmission, and a buggy seat. Ford had to devise his own ignition system. He sold his Quadricycle for $200, then used the money to build his second car.
- December 18, 2012
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Henry Ford
The Quadricycle was Henry Ford's first attempt to build a gasoline-powered automobile. It utilized commonly available materials: angle iron for the frame, a leather belt and chain drive for the transmission, and a buggy seat. Ford had to devise his own ignition system. He sold his Quadricycle for $200, then used the money to build his second car.
- Henry Ford - Retired curator of transportation at The Henry Ford, Bob Casey admits that he is fascinated with the way Ford approached life. "He was one of these people who didn't take a job because he knew how to do it," says Casey during this lengthy video interview. "He often took jobs because he didn't know how to do them, and they were opportunities to learn. It's a very gutsy way to learn."
- May 20, 2011
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Henry Ford
Retired curator of transportation at The Henry Ford, Bob Casey admits that he is fascinated with the way Ford approached life. "He was one of these people who didn't take a job because he knew how to do it," says Casey during this lengthy video interview. "He often took jobs because he didn't know how to do them, and they were opportunities to learn. It's a very gutsy way to learn."
- William Ford inside Ford Home (Henry Ford's Birthplace), 1890-1903 - William Ford was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1826. At age 20, he immigrated to the United States and began operating a farm in Dearborn, Michigan. He and his wife, Mary, had five children who survived to adulthood -- the oldest being industrialist Henry Ford. William Ford passed away in 1905.
- 1890-1903
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William Ford inside Ford Home (Henry Ford's Birthplace), 1890-1903
William Ford was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1826. At age 20, he immigrated to the United States and began operating a farm in Dearborn, Michigan. He and his wife, Mary, had five children who survived to adulthood -- the oldest being industrialist Henry Ford. William Ford passed away in 1905.
- Henry Ford's Boyhood Workbench inside Ford Home (Henry Ford's Birthplace), circa 1934 - Henry Ford first developed his mechanical skills by repairing watches for friends and neighbors. Young Ford never took a fee; he was content with the experience he gained. When his father insisted that Henry should be charging for his services, the boy instead resorted to making his repairs in secret, toiling late at night at a workbench in his bedroom.
- 1934
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Henry Ford's Boyhood Workbench inside Ford Home (Henry Ford's Birthplace), circa 1934
Henry Ford first developed his mechanical skills by repairing watches for friends and neighbors. Young Ford never took a fee; he was content with the experience he gained. When his father insisted that Henry should be charging for his services, the boy instead resorted to making his repairs in secret, toiling late at night at a workbench in his bedroom.
- Henry Ford II, Anne Ford, Charlotte Ford, Eleanor Ford, and Edsel Ford, 1943 - Edsel and Eleanor Ford posed with their daughter-in-law Anne, their granddaughter Charlotte, and their son Henry Ford II in 1943. When Edsel Ford passed away that May, Henry Ford II was released from the Navy so that he could return to Detroit to prepare for his eventual appointment to Ford Motor Company's presidency.
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Henry Ford II, Anne Ford, Charlotte Ford, Eleanor Ford, and Edsel Ford, 1943
Edsel and Eleanor Ford posed with their daughter-in-law Anne, their granddaughter Charlotte, and their son Henry Ford II in 1943. When Edsel Ford passed away that May, Henry Ford II was released from the Navy so that he could return to Detroit to prepare for his eventual appointment to Ford Motor Company's presidency.