Examination of the map reveled several bone warehouses, gelatin plants, a bone black plant, a sulfuric acid as well as a muriatic acid manufacturing facility, ammonia storage tanks, a lime kiln and an ammonium carbonate plant, a phosphate rock storehouse, a fertilizer plant and packaging building. Also scattered about were several smaller warehouses and a water treatment facility.
Questions I asked myself were how did this diverse assembly of factory's create fertilizer and gelatin? What is bone black? Is this the gelatin you eat or something else? What was the history of the Michigan Carbon Works?
This link gives a history of the company and an overview of the products produced, http://www.ebonex.com/hist.htm
I will continue this discussion looking at each individual facility and try to explain the relationships between all of the various plants.
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