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Back to EpisodesMichigan’s First Postage Stamps & Chrysler’s Tank Factory | August 15
Episode 1625
Published 7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Today in 1847, the U.S. Government introduced postage stamps to Michigan, with 5 and 10 cent versions arriving in Detroit. On the same date in 1940, Chrysler began constructing a tank factory in Warren Township, Michigan, contributing to Detroit’s Arsenal of Freedom during WWII. The factory later transitioned to automobile production.