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- Loading Lumber in L'Anse, Michigan, July 17, 1924 - Charles Hebard and Sons purchased the tugboat <em>Daniel L. Hebard</em> to tow logs to their sawmill in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Hebard family sold the tug, along with their lumber and milling operation, to Henry Ford in the early 1920s. The <em>Hebard</em> continued to assist ships at Ford's operations in the Upper Peninsula and at the River Rouge factory. The tug was scrapped in 1930.
- July 17, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Loading Lumber in L'Anse, Michigan, July 17, 1924
Charles Hebard and Sons purchased the tugboat Daniel L. Hebard to tow logs to their sawmill in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Hebard family sold the tug, along with their lumber and milling operation, to Henry Ford in the early 1920s. The Hebard continued to assist ships at Ford's operations in the Upper Peninsula and at the River Rouge factory. The tug was scrapped in 1930.
- Ford Tugboat "Jay C. Morse" Docked at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 16, 1926 - The tugboat <em>Jay C. Morse</em> was built in 1867 in Buffalo, New York. Henry Ford took possession of the wooden tug when he purchased a lumber and milling operation in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The tug continued to assist ships at Ford's operations along the Lake Superior shore and later at his River Rouge factory near Dearborn. The <em>Morse</em> was scrapped in 1932.
- August 16, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Tugboat "Jay C. Morse" Docked at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 16, 1926
The tugboat Jay C. Morse was built in 1867 in Buffalo, New York. Henry Ford took possession of the wooden tug when he purchased a lumber and milling operation in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The tug continued to assist ships at Ford's operations along the Lake Superior shore and later at his River Rouge factory near Dearborn. The Morse was scrapped in 1932.