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The Newburgh Mill factory was built on the site of an earlier mill, part of Ford's Village Industries. Bovee Cider Mill had operated there along the Middle Rouge River in the thriving village of Newburgh. In 1934, construction of the dam created Newburgh Lake, and in 1935 Newburgh Mill began using hydroelectric power to produce drills for Ford plants around the world. Local farmers were hired as workers in the plant, which switched during World War II to producing parts for Pratt and Whitney aircraft engines. A small steam engine used to supplement the 35 horsepower generator at Newburgh was shown in the Ford Exhibit at the 1931 Chicago World's Fair.
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