Which Ford factory complex was built around a massive integrated steelworks in Dearborn?

The Ford River Rouge Complex was the Dearborn factory complex built around a massive integrated steelworks.

Usually called the Rouge, the complex was developed by Ford from the 1910s and became one of the largest industrial sites in the world. Its facilities handled raw materials and manufacturing stages including steelmaking, glass production, power generation, and vehicle assembly. This integration allowed Ford to control much of the supply chain for its vehicles.

The Rouge was not the same plant as Ford’s Highland Park Plant, where moving assembly-line techniques were famously developed for automobile production. The Rouge represented a later and even more ambitious concentration of industrial operations.

The complex has continued to evolve. Modern operations include production of Ford trucks, while parts of the historic site have been preserved and opened to visitors through the Henry Ford museum organization.