Dundee in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Old Mill Museum
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 14, 2020
1. Old Mill Museum Marker
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Old Mill Museum. . Welcome to the Old Mill Museum. Come in and explore three floors of exhibits chronicling local history. Learn about the Ford Village Industries, farm and small town life in the 19th century, and Native American life on the Macon Reservation. The museum archives are open to the public during regular museum hours Friday through Monday 12 - 4 pm. Private and school tours are available by reservation, Call (734) 529-8596 or email: [email protected].
The Old Mill Museum hosts the Marjorie E. Busz Conference Room and the Old Mill Banquet Hall for meetings, weddings and special events.
The Busz Room seats up to 70, with a view of River Raisin. The Busz Room also transforms into a wedding chapel which seats up to 120. The Banquet Hall seats up to 300 in a charming comfortable setting. For details and reservations call(734) 529-8596 or for information visit the website www.dundeeoldmill.com
Public and private Haunted Old Mill tours are offered to investigate paranormal activity in the Old Mill. For information visit the website www.haunteddundeemill.com or for reservation email: [email protected].
Old Mill Museum
The three-story Greek Revival Mill was built in 1848. This original wood structure served as a grist mill until 1910, when its longtime owner, R.B. Davis, sold it to the Dundee Hydraulic Power Company which generated Dundee's electricity. It was abandoned in 1925.
Ford Auto Heritage Room
Henry Ford purchased the mill in 1930 and completely rebuilt the structure. He installed a Leffler turbine and G.E. generator to power his new factory. The glassed-in generator room houses a tribute to Dundee's automotive-related factories beginning with Henry Fords 1oth Village Industry.
Timeline Room
The Timeline Room gives visitors an overview of Dundee's past to present. Handcrafted display cases behind vintage store fronts feature changing seasonal exhibits. Special traveling exhibits are presented throughout the year.
Macon Reservation
The Potawatomi were early inhabitants of Dundee. A portion of their Macon Reservation (1807-1827) has been recreated on the third-floor portraying Native American life on the reservation. A waginogan is used to showcase cultural materials from the Great Lakes region.
Farming in 19th Century
Farming implements await their time for use on the third floor along with a farm hand's furnished room. Visit the general store where a game of checkers beckons visitors. Ring the giant church bell which called Rae's residents to their house of worship.
Life in 19th Century On the second floor the kitchen table is set and the lady of the house welcomes guests to her parlor for tea. Additional exhibits include an office, school room, bedroom and weaving room. Also featured is an 1859 wall map of Monroe County.
Welcome to the Old Mill Museum. Come in and explore three floors
of exhibits chronicling local history. Learn about the Ford Village
Industries, farm and small town life in the 19th century, and Native
American life on the Macon Reservation. The museum archives are
open to the public during regular museum hours Friday through
Monday 12 - 4 pm. Private and school tours are available by reservation,
Call (734) 529-8596 or email: [email protected].
The Old Mill Museum hosts the Marjorie E. Busz Conference Room
and the Old Mill Banquet Hall for meetings, weddings and special events.
The Busz Room seats up to 70, with a view of River Raisin. The Busz Room
also transforms into a wedding chapel which seats up to 120. The Banquet
Hall seats up to 300 in a charming comfortable setting. For details and
reservations call(734) 529-8596 or for information visit the website
www.dundeeoldmill.com
Public and private Haunted Old Mill tours are offered to investigate
paranormal activity in the Old Mill. For information visit the website
www.haunteddundeemill.com or for reservation email:
[email protected].
Old Mill Museum
The three-story Greek Revival Mill
was built in 1848. This original wood
structure served as a grist mill until
1910, when its longtime owner,
R.B. Davis, sold it to the Dundee
Hydraulic Power Company which
generated Dundee's electricity.
It was abandoned in 1925.
Ford Auto Heritage Room
Henry Ford purchased the mill
in 1930 and completely rebuilt the
structure. He installed a Leffler
turbine and G.E. generator to
power his new factory. The
glassed-in generator room
houses a tribute to Dundee's
automotive-related factories
beginning with Henry Fords
1oth Village Industry.
Timeline Room
The Timeline Room gives visitors an
overview of Dundee's past to present.
Handcrafted display cases behind vintage
store fronts feature changing seasonal
exhibits. Special traveling exhibits are
presented throughout the year.
Macon Reservation
The Potawatomi were early inhabitants
of Dundee. A portion of their Macon
Reservation (1807-1827) has been
recreated on the third-floor portraying
Native American life on the reservation.
A waginogan is used to showcase cultural
materials from the Great Lakes region.
Farming in 19th Century
Farming implements await their time for use on the third floor along with a farm hand's
furnished room. Visit the general store where a game of checkers beckons visitors.
Ring the giant church bell which called Rae's residents to their house of worship.
Life in 19th Century
On the second floor the kitchen
table is set and the lady of the
house welcomes guests to her
parlor for tea. Additional exhibits
include an office, school room,
bedroom and weaving room.
Also featured is an 1859 wall map
of Monroe County.
Topics.
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This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 41° 57.317′ N, 83° 39.533′ W. Marker is in Dundee, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is on Toledo Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dundee MI 48131, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 25, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
