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People all over the world know about Dearborn’s connection to cars, but fewer understand the city’s relationship with another transportation mode – trains!
Join Preservation Dearborn on Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. for a very special presentation on the railroads that have shaped Dearborn.
Matt Anderson, Curator of Transportation, The Henry Ford, is one of the world’s leading historical authorities on transportation. He will explain how trains moved people and goods during Dearborn’s formative years and helped create the city we know today.
From the pioneering Michigan Central, to the Pere Marquette, to Henry Ford’s own Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, Dearborn was – and is – shaped by the railroads that passed through it. Matt will offer an overview of the city’s railroad history, including the industrial railroad that served Ford’s enormous Rouge plant.
Matt joined The Henry Ford as Curator of Transportation in 2012. From childhood, he’s always been fascinated by anything with wheels or wings. His favorite artifacts at the museum include the Wright Cycle Shop, the 1948 Tucker 48 sedan, and – like everyone else who’s ever visited the museum – the 1941 Allegheny locomotive.
The meeting will also be available on the Preservation Dearborn Facebook page.
Photo of Ford Diesel Locomotive, Ford Rouge Plant, September 1938 from the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Author Patricia Montemurri will present on the beautiful stained glass found in area churches including Sacred Heart and St. Alphonsus.
Visit the Preservation Dearborn booth to learn more about historic preservation in your community!
Tony and Karen Cipolla will share their expertise gained through the restoration of historic homes in the area.
Author and educator Dr. Sally Howell with share her research on how Arab American's have impacted architecture in Dearborn.
Preservation Dearborn Past Meetings 2-11-24 (pdf)
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