Greenfield Township, Michigan

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Greenfield Township, Michigan was a former township in Wayne County best known as the birthplace of industrialist and automobile pioneer Henry Ford.

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instanceOf former civil township
country United States of America
dissolvedInto Dearborn, Michigan, United States
surface form: City of Dearborn, Michigan

Detroit
surface form: City of Detroit

Highland Park, Michigan
surface form: City of Highland Park, Michigan
hasCoordinateRegion approximate area of present-day west side of Detroit and Dearborn
hasFormerJurisdictionOver area now including parts of Dearborn, Michigan
area now including parts of Detroit, Michigan
area now including parts of Highland Park, Michigan
hasHeritageSite Greenfield Village
hasHistoricalEvent birth of Henry Ford in 1863
hasHistoricalFunction local government unit in Wayne County, Michigan
hasIndustryHistory early automotive industry development area
hasNotableResident Henry Ford
hasSettlementType township
historicalStatus defunct township
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricalCountyDivision Wayne County, Michigan NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnContinent North America
namedAfter Greenfield, New York NERFINISHED
notableFor being the birthplace of Henry Ford
partOf Metro Detroit
Wayne County, Michigan NERFINISHED

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Henry Ford placeOfBirth Greenfield Township, Michigan