Episode 1625
Michigan’s First Postage Stamps & Chrysler’s Tank Factory | August 15
Today in 1847, the U.S. Government introduced postage stamps to Michigan, with…
Michigan Minute · WKAR Public Media
August 18, 20251m 0s
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Show Notes
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.