Sunday, July 10, 2011

Greenfield Village June 24

  Henry Ford founded Greenfield Village as a school for local children.   He moved a few historically significant buildings to the site. The public became curious, so it was opened for tours. I have the impression that it is continually being expanded, and there is room on the site for further expansion.

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The first attraction upon entering Greenfield Village is the steam powered train carrying passengers around the perimeter of the park.This locomotive is over 150 years old.

 

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Couch in parlor of the home in which Henry Ford was raised, moved just a few miles from its original site. Lucy was given a similar couch which we used for 35 years before she sold it to an antique dealer.

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Jo and I had lunch in the Eagle Tavern, built in 1831 in nearby Clinton MI and moved to Greenfield Village in 1929 for use as a dining hall for the students. Entrees now served replicate those which probably were served when the building was at its original site.

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Roundhouse with turntable in foreground for the railroad, complete with machine shop to perform major repairs on locomotives and cars. Two locomotives currently were undergoing major repairs.

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Our driver in our Model T ride and a view of the depot wagon model in which we rode. Neither of us had ridden in a Model T before.

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