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Ford Motor Company's Highland Park and River Rouge Factories (1913–1941)

Ford Motor Company's Highland Park and River Rouge Factories (1913–1941)

  1. Highland Park plant opens for production

    Labels: Highland Park, Albert Kahn

  2. Moving chassis assembly line begins at Highland Park

    Labels: Moving Assembly, Highland Park

  3. Ford announces the “$5 day” wage plan

    Labels: 5 Day, Ford Motor

  4. Ford purchases land for the future Rouge site

    Labels: River Rouge, Dearborn Michigan

  5. Construction begins on the River Rouge complex

    Labels: River Rouge, Albert Kahn

  6. Rouge shifts to wartime Eagle Boat production

    Labels: Eagle Boats, River Rouge

  7. First Rouge blast furnace opens, supporting integrated steelmaking

    Labels: Rouge Blast, River Rouge

  8. Fordson tractor assembly lines run at the Rouge

    Labels: Fordson Tractor, River Rouge

  9. Rouge glass plant built for in-house auto glass

    Labels: Rouge Glass, Albert Kahn

  10. Ford adopts a five-day, 40-hour factory week

    Labels: Factory Week, Ford Motor

  11. Model T production ends as Ford prepares retooling

    Labels: Model T, Highland Park

  12. Model A debuts, assembled at the Rouge

    Labels: Model A, River Rouge

  13. River Rouge complex completed as a 93-building system

    Labels: River Rouge, Rouge Facilities

  15. Low-priced Ford V-8 enters Rouge production

    Labels: Ford V-8, River Rouge

  16. UAW organizers attacked in the Battle of the Overpass

    Labels: Battle of, UAW

  17. Rouge tire plant completed as the complex expands

    Labels: Rouge Tire, River Rouge

  18. Rouge model influences U.S. defense production buildup

    Labels: Defense Buildup, River Rouge