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.
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.
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.
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.
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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