Federal government refuses to buy Ford vehicles because the company won’t accept the New Deal programs
1933
TCAP closed during Depression; part of site turned into gardens
1932
Ford introduces V-8 engine
1928
Lane’s Highland Park subdivision put on market
1927
Model T production stops, Model A starts; Ford Bridge opens
1926
Glass plant operation starts
1925
First Model T rolls off TCAP assembly line on May 4; at 840,000 sq ft, it’s the largest Ford plant outside of Detroit. 500,000+ visitors tour plant and grounds
1924
TCAP hydroelectric plant generates electricity
1923
Federal Power Commission awards Ford permit for hydropower at High Dam (over objections of Minneapolis); Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and other officials tour St. Paul site; construction begins on Twin Cities Assembly Plant (TCAP); GM introduces annual model changes
1921
St. Paul applies for permit to develop hydroelectric power at High Dam; 5 millionth Ford car built