Dearborn County

At one point in time, there were roughly 400 to 500 covered bridges in the state of Indiana. Beginning in 1835, Henry County contained the first covered bridge in Indiana history. In 1937, Indiana was home to 202 covered bridges; Dearborn County had two. By 1998, there was only one covered bridge in Dearborn County, and it is known as Guilford Covered Bridge (Covered Bridges in Indiana). Guilford Covered Bridge was built in 1879 by A.M. Kennedy and Sons, who had built around fifty covered bridges in Indiana by the 1900s. The bridge was built with a Burr arch truss located in Guilford, Indiana, over Tanners Creek as the entrance into the small town. The bridge was seventeen feet nine inches wide, twelve feet nine inches tall, and one hundred four feet long with a seven foot overhang at both ends. The bridge contained distinctive Kennedy aspects, including the distinguishing portal arch, with scrolls engraved in them, and the cornice blocks. The most uncommon part of the bridge was the floor. Made of wood paving blocks, the feature was unique in covered bridges. The one lane bridge had a shingle…

1. Introduction Founded in 1903 by Henry Ford, the Ford Motor Company is an automobile manufacturer based in the United States (home country) in Dearborn, Michigan. With a decorated and distinct history in the automobile industry, Ford is best known for Its famous “Model T” as well as the innovation of interchangeable parts in moving assembly lines that makes it possible to assemble cars at low cost and high reliability (Fordism). Ford has expanded its business across the globe, entering…

Situation Analysis A. History Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and was incorporated that same year. The company has its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan and is the largest employer in the area. The Company and founder, are well known for their gift to industry; the development of a more effective and efficient assembly line process. In 1904 the company went international expanding into Canada. Today the company continues to explore new and exciting ways to improve their…

Henry Ford was the leader I decided to choose for this assignment because I find him very interesting and I love Fords. Henry Ford is the inventor of the Model T Ford and founder of Ford Motor Company. He was born on July 30, 1863, in Greenfield Township, Michigan. His only education was from working on the family farm. His occupation was an industrialist. Ford grew up living on working on the family farm and shortly after his mother died, he decided to leave the farm. When Ford was a young…

Henry Ford Have you ever heard of Henry Ford? Henry is the creator of the Ford automobile franchise. The Ford franchise is one of the most successful car companies in the world! When Henry was a little boy he lived on a farm with his parents William and Mary Ford. When he was thirteen his father,William, gave Henry a timepiece. Moments after he received the timepiece he took it apart and reassembled the time piece. Soon after he did that he everyone in the neighborhood wanted him to fix…

Ford Motor Company is a well-known global automotive business. It is an American automobile company that established and headquartered in the city of Dearborn, Michigan. Henry Ford began the company in the year of 1903. Ford’s purpose is to create, design, and sell vehicles such as cars, SUV’S, sports cars, trucks, and even service parts. Ford is in an excellent position that remains to compete for business share in the USA and globally. According to Auto Alliance, “Ford is laser-focused on…

In 1964, cofounder Philip Knight discovered Nike(Nike 's). Him and his partner both invested $500 into the business hoping they would make a profit. Philip Knight received a degree in journalism at the University of Oregon, and then enlisted in the army(Nike 's). After being in the army for one year he decided to go back to school and get a degree in business at Standford Univeristy. One of Knights assignments was to make a business. He came up with and idea to buy shoes from Japan where the…

The Dodge brothers The Dodge motor company was one of the first car companies. The Dodge motor company is still a thriving company today. The Dodge brothers revolutionized the motor industry's forever. The Dodge Motor company started with the two brothers John and Horace dodge. The brothers were born and grew up in Michigan and got a job as machinists. After the job as machinists they co-founded a bicycle shop in 1897. After having the shop for three years they sold the bicycle…

What are the goals of your campaign? The goals of the social media campaign are to meet the demand of the social media objectives. We have several social media objectives to achieve. First, we need to listen and learn. Monitor what is being said about the brand and competitors. Use online approaches and do research to implement the best social media practices. For our product, ford F150 we need to know what is being said about it and what the competitors is said like Toyota or Lincoln. Second,…

Mentorship Program and Ford In 1903 Henry Ford created the Ford Motor Company and with the assembly line, the company was to become unmatched. With the introduction of the Model T in 1908, Ford succeeded in his mission to produce an affordable, efficient and reliable automobile for everyone: within a decade, nearly half the cars in America were Model Ts (Ford Motor Company Incorporated). Ford Motors manufactures some of the most popular vehicles in the world that are safe and conveniently…