Preparing to Move Loranger Gristmill from Its Original Site to Greenfield Village, 1928
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Loranger Gristmill was built in 1832 on Stoney Creek in Monroe, Michigan. It incorporated a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moved grain through the building to be ground into flour or animal feed. Henry Ford acquired the mill and sent a crew to disassemble and relocate it to Greenfield Village in 1928.
Loranger Gristmill was built in 1832 on Stoney Creek in Monroe, Michigan. It incorporated a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moved grain through the building to be ground into flour or animal feed. Henry Ford acquired the mill and sent a crew to disassemble and relocate it to Greenfield Village in 1928.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1928
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.188.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Width: 4 in
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