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Ford, Henry, 2d
(Encyclopedia)Ford, Henry, 2d: see under Ford, Henry. ...Dearborn
(Encyclopedia)Dearborn, city (2020 pop. 109,976), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the River Rouge, adjoining Detroit; settled 1795, consolidated with the city of Fordson in 1...Ford, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Ford, Henry, 1863–1947, American industrialist, pioneer automobile manufacturer, b. Dearborn, Mich. Henry Ford's son, Edsel Bryant Ford, 1893–1943, b. Detroit, shared in the control of the vast ...Ford, William Clay, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Ford, William Clay, Jr.: see Bill Ford under Ford, Henry. ...Ford Foundation
(Encyclopedia)Ford Foundation, philanthropic institution, established (1936) in Michigan by Henry Ford and his son, Edsel, for the general purpose of advancing human welfare. Until 1950 the foundation was involved ...Ford, Bill
(Encyclopedia)Ford, Bill: see under Ford, Henry. ...Ford, Edsel Bryant
(Encyclopedia)Ford, Edsel Bryant: see under Ford, Henry. ...Greenfield Village
(Encyclopedia)Greenfield Village, reproduction of an early American village, est. 1933 by Henry Ford at Dearborn, Mich., as part of the Edison Institute. A white-spired church, a town hall, an inn, a school, a cour...Couzens, James
(Encyclopedia)Couzens, James kŭzˈənz [key], 1872–1936, U.S. Senator, industrialist, and philanthropist, b. Ontario, Canada. He moved (1887) to Detroit, and after he entered (1903) into partnership with Henry F...Tapajós
(Encyclopedia)Tapajós täpäzhôsˈ [key], river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, formed at the border of Mato Grosso, Pará, and Amazonas states, central Brazil, by the confluence of the Juruena and Teles Pirez rivers. I...Browse by Subject
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