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- Loranger 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.
- circa 1832
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Loranger 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.
- Loranger 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.
- November 25, 2015
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Loranger 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.
- Joseph Loranger, Former Owner of Loranger Gristmill -
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Joseph Loranger, Former Owner of Loranger Gristmill
- Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village -
- 1940 - 1979
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Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village
- Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, September 2007 -
- September 01, 2007
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Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, September 2007
- Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, September 2007 -
- September 01, 2007
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Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, September 2007
- Mary Ann Lamb Loranger, Wife of Joseph Loranger who Owned and Operated Loranger Gristmill -
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Mary Ann Lamb Loranger, Wife of Joseph Loranger who Owned and Operated Loranger Gristmill
- Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, September 2007 -
- September 01, 2007
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Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, September 2007
- Loranger Gristmill in Monroe, Michigan, circa 1926 - 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. Henry Ford acquired the mill in 1928. This may be an image of the crew sent to disassemble and relocate the mill to Greenfield Village.
- January 13, 1945
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Loranger Gristmill in Monroe, Michigan, circa 1926
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. Henry Ford acquired the mill in 1928. This may be an image of the crew sent to disassemble and relocate the mill to Greenfield Village.
- Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, circa 1934 - Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- circa 1934
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Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, circa 1934
Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.