Downtown Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ford Motor Company
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, October 18, 2022
1. Ford Motor Company Marker
Inscription.
Ford Motor Company was incorporated as an automobile manufacturer on June 16, 1903. The articles of incorporation were drawn up and signed in the office of Alexander Y. Malcomson, who operated a coal yard once located on this site. Henry Ford gave the company its name and designed its first product, the 1903 Model A. The purpose of the company was to manufacture and sell motor cars and related parts. In addition to Ford and Malcomson, the original stockholders included other figures important in the history of Detroit: John S. Gray, John F. Dodge, Horace E. Dodge, Albert Strelow, Vernon C. Fry, Charles H. Bennett, Horace H. Rackham, John W. Anderson, James Couzens, and Charles J. Woodall. Over the past seventy-five years the Ford Motor Company has become one of the leading auto producers of the world.
Ford Motor Company was incorporated as an automobile manufacturer on June 16, 1903. The articles of incorporation were drawn up and signed in the office of Alexander Y. Malcomson, who operated a coal yard once located on this site. Henry Ford gave the company its name and designed its first product, the 1903 Model A. The purpose of the company was to manufacture and sell motor cars and related parts. In addition to Ford and Malcomson, the original stockholders included other figures important in the history of Detroit: John S. Gray, John F. Dodge, Horace E. Dodge, Albert Strelow, Vernon C. Fry, Charles H. Bennett, Horace H. Rackham, John W. Anderson, James Couzens, and Charles J. Woodall. Over the past seventy-five years the Ford Motor Company has become one of the leading auto producers of the world.
Erected 1978 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L594.)
Location. 42° 19.615′ N, 83° 2.668′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Downtown Detroit.
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Marker can be reached from West Jefferson Avenue (State Highway 10) near Griswold Street. This marker is in Hart Plaza, on the southwest side of the park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: One Hart Plaza, Detroit MI 48226, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain, Ford Auditorium, and the Renaissance Center (General Motors World Headquarters) can be seen in the background.
Photographed By R. C., May 3, 2011
4. Ford Motor Company Marker with Former Veterans' Memorial Building in Background
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 2,257 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 19, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 2. submitted on May 9, 2011, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. 3. submitted on July 24, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 4. submitted on May 9, 2011, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.