Henry Ford's Vision for Muscle Shoals

Henry Ford's Vision for Muscle Shoals

Henry Ford, in 1921, wanted to buy the unfinished Wilson Dam and two nitrate plants in Muscle Shoals. The United States government was willing to sell both to a private company with the intention of producing nitrate fertilizer. Ford's dream was to develop North Alabama in the same way that he...

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Main Author: Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1553
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Henry Ford's Vision for Muscle Shoals
Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
Colbert County, Alabama; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Henry Ford
description Henry Ford, in 1921, wanted to buy the unfinished Wilson Dam and two nitrate plants in Muscle Shoals. The United States government was willing to sell both to a private company with the intention of producing nitrate fertilizer. Ford's dream was to develop North Alabama in the same way that he had developed Detroit, Michigan. The dream died but two streets in Muscle Shoals -- Ford and Edison -- are a reminder of Ford's desire to build a seventy mile city in North Alabama.
spelling Henry Ford's Vision for Muscle Shoals Pam Kingsbury, University of North AlabamaColbert County, Alabama; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Henry Ford Henry Ford, in 1921, wanted to buy the unfinished Wilson Dam and two nitrate plants in Muscle Shoals. The United States government was willing to sell both to a private company with the intention of producing nitrate fertilizer. Ford's dream was to develop North Alabama in the same way that he had developed Detroit, Michigan. The dream died but two streets in Muscle Shoals -- Ford and Edison -- are a reminder of Ford's desire to build a seventy mile city in North Alabama. Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Pam Kingsbury, University of North AlabamaStill Image and Text https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1553Swigger, Jessie. History is Bunk: Assembling the Past at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Massachusetts, 2014. Photo courtesy of the Huntsville Times archives.
title Henry Ford's Vision for Muscle Shoals
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author Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
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