The Piquette Avenue Plant, built in 1904, was the first factory built by the Ford Motor Company, opening just a year after Henry Ford and his partners incorporated.
In 1892, Ford, first constructed a two-cylinder machine that mounted in a light frame geared to bicycle wheels. The vehicle that emerged, was steered with a devise that resembled a boat tiller.
Robert Stroud, "The Birdman of Alcatraz" spent 17 years in cell #42. Segregated from the prisoners, he turned to birds for company. He was the inspiration for the 1962 movie starring Burt Lancaster.
