In 1845, David Schuyler Haywood constructed a gristmill (now known as Wellers) at this site on the western edge of Saline, Michigan.
Henry Ford Village Industry
1935 After Ford rebuilt the old flour mill, he created this Ford complex. He paid 700 farmers to grow soybeans, which he refined for plastics and paints for his autos and parts during WWII.
Barnegat Schuyler Mill
A small settlement, Barnegat, soon coalesced around the mill site; Barnegat was annexed by the village of Saline in 1848.
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