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- Ford Barge "Lake Hemlock" at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, February 10, 1938 - Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the <em>Lake Hemlock</em>. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- February 10, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Barge "Lake Hemlock" at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, February 10, 1938
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the Lake Hemlock. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.