Spring Hill in Somerville in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
How Do You Say "Gutter Ball" In German
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Assembling Cars At Assembly Square
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 3, 2024
1. How Do You Say "Gutter Ball" In German Marker
How Do You Say "Gutter Ball" In German?
Bowling arrived in this country in 1777 thanks to the Hessians - German soldiers England hired to fight in the American Revolution, hundreds of whom were housed in Somerville as prisoners of war. They called the game "keg-legging." 164 years later, the world's first automatic pin-setting machine was installed at the Winter Hill Bowling Alley: by 1954, the local Ford auto plant alone boasted 16 bowling teams.
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Ford Bowling Photo from Ford Somerville News March 1954 courtesy of the Somerville Public Library
Assembling Cars at Assembly Square
One result of the boom times after World War II: for the first time, many American families had the case to own a car. Ford Motor Company responded by converting a plant that had produced 20,000 "army universal carriers" during the war into a huge new automobile factory. In 1948 alone, the plant transformed 500,000 tones of iron into 75,000 carsenough to stretch bumper-to-bumper from Somerville to Miami. In 1957, after turning out 400 of the famously unpopular Ford "Edsels," the plant closed for good.
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Assembly Square, March 5, 1955 Photo courtesy of Carleton W. Patriquin Commercial Photography and Advertising Promotions
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1958 Edsel Courtesy of Bob Doherty
Erected by City of Somerville.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 42° 23.01′ N, 71° 6.491′ W. Marker is in Somerville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Spring Hill. It is at the intersection of Somerville Avenue and Bleachery Court, on the right when traveling east on Somerville Avenue. Located in Conway Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 550 Somerville Ave, Somerville MA 02143, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Handful, a Pinch, and a Dash of Perfection / Peanut Butter Gets a New Best Friend (here, next to this marker); A Lasting Memory, a Growing Park: George Frederik Conway / A Hero to the Nation and the World (here, next to this marker); A Revolutionary Hero, Much Revered (a few steps from this marker); Country Town or Gritty City? / A Little Eden (a few steps from this marker); Picture Perfect / The Price of Liberty (a few steps from this marker); When Trolleys Ran On Hay / Changing Uses, Changing Names (a few steps
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 3, 2024
2. Assembling Cars At Assembly Square Marker
Also see . . . Edsel (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 31, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 3, 2024
3. How Do You Say "Gutter Ball" In German Marker
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 3, 2024
4. Assembling Cars At Assembly Square Marker
Photographed by Marc Posner, September 18, 2022
5. A Ford Edsel in Somerville
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 26, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
