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Highland
Park Ford Plant and Henry Ford House
AmericaJR.com Takes You on a Tour • Highland Park
and Detroit
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BY GLORIA RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
Highland Park Ford Plant is where the Model T was born.

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BY GLORIA RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Home of the moving assembly line and designed by industrial architect
giant, Albert Kahn, the world beat a path to its door fueling the
second industrial revolution and catapulting Detroit to wealth and
fame.

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BY GLORIA RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Built
in 1909, it once produced 1000 "Tin Lizzies" a day. In
its last days of vehicle manufacturing, it produced Ford tractors.

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BY GLORIA RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
It
ceased production in the 1970's. It has suffered greatly from neglect
and faces an uncertain future.
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