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14001046. Added to NRHP. April 28, 2015. The Springwells Park Historic District is a historic residential neighborhood located in Dearborn, Michigan and bounded by Rotunda Drive, the Michigan Central Railroad line, and Greenfield and Eastham Roads. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
February 18, 1958. Fair Lane was the estate of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan, in the United States. It was named after an area in Cork in Ireland where Ford's adoptive grandfather, Patrick Ahern, was born. The 1,300-acre (530 ha) estate along the River Rouge included a large limestone ...
In 1963, to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the birth of Henry Ford, the Ford Foundation donated three million dollars to the City of Dearborn to construct a memorial library. On July 30, 1963, Ford's hundredth birthday, the Ford Motor Company deeded 15.3 acres (6.2 ha) of land to the City of Dearborn for the building. The library was ...
The Ford Rotunda was a tourist attraction that was originally located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, and later was relocated to Dearborn, Michigan. It was among the most popular tourist destinations in the United States, receiving more visits in the 1950s than the Statue of Liberty. [1] It was destroyed by a fire on November 9, 1962.
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Rock the Dock: Formerly a summer music series, for 2024 musicians will take over a stage on the Bremerton boardwalk for a two-day festival that also includes art installations, crafts, a beer ...
The University of Michigan–Dearborn ( UM-Dearborn) is a public university in Dearborn, Michigan. Founded in 1959 with a gift from the Ford Motor Company, it was initially known as the Dearborn Center, operating as a remote branch of the University of Michigan. [ 5] The branch gradually developed into a fully-fledged university over the years.
Nolan Farley, a 5-year-old mutton buster, said this was his first time participating in the activity. He said it was difficult, but fun. He stayed on for more than eight seconds with 7.3 points ...