Ford Piquette plant becomes National Historic Landmark
With apologies for the late notice, last month, U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton designated the Ford Motor Co.
Piquette Plant, birthplace of the Model T car, as a National Historic Landmark. Said Norton in a statement:
"National treasures are exceptional places that shed light on our history and help explain our past."
Less than 2,500 sites have received the National Historic Landmark designation. The Model T Automotive Heritage Complex, aka ‘T-Plex’,
was pleased with Secretary Norton’s announcement.
"That area is the cradle of the automotive
industry," said Jerald Mitchell, founder and CEO of T-Plex. "It's already in a city historic district, a
state historic site, and on the National Register of Historic Places. The landmark status is the most
exclusive."
We at Autoblog can’t help but agree and offer our congratulations.
[Source: Detroit News]
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mal Fuller 4:50PM (3/06/2006)
Where's the Piquette plant? Any recent photos of it? Who owns it now?
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JSmith 5:12PM (3/06/2006)
http://detroityes.com/industry/06fordpiq.htm
Click the photo it will take you on a little tour. It also has photos of other plants and a real look a Detroit. It's a bit depressing
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mal Fuller 7:31PM (3/06/2006)
I'm indebted to you JSmith, for your great website tip! The "little tour" was in fact a huge tour and has left me clinically depressed! (But you forewarned me, JSmith!) God, is Detroit ever a mess. I thought I understood this before but this tour really puts things in perspective. Thanks again.
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JSmith 9:09PM (3/07/2006)
Glad I could help!
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