Fordlândia
Abandoned rubber-plantation town founded by Henry Ford on the Tapajós river. An attempt to grow rubber to supply Ford cars failed in the face of disease and local resistance.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1928 CE mainstream
founded by the Ford Motor Company source - 1945 CE mainstream
plantation sold back to the Brazilian government source
Where
3.8300° S, 55.5000° W
Sources
- https://www.democracynow.org/2009/7/2/fordlandia_the_rise_and_fall_of
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordl%C3%A2ndia
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