John Deere was founded in Grand Detour, Illinois, United States.
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John Deere opened up his first blacksmith shop in Grand Detour, Illinois in 1837.
Deere was born and raised in Vermont. He moved to Grand Detour Illinois where he developed his polished steel plow in 1837. In 1848 he moved his business to Moline Illinois on the Mississippi.
He first establshed a factory in Moline, Illinois even though he did manufacture plows without a factory in his Grand Detour, Illinois blacksmith shop.
John Deere built the first steel plow in 1837 in the town of Grand Detour, IL.
John Deere is located in Moline Illinois.
Antique John Deere tractors are available for viewing at the John Deere Historic Site. This can be found in Grand Detour, Dixon, IL. Factory tours are also available in East Moline, IL, Waterloo IA and Ankeny IA.
Illinois
Illinois hosts the John Deere Classic.
He invented the polished steel plow in Grand Detoiur, Illinois in 1837.
John Deere, the founder of the John Deere company, is buried in Moline, Illinois, where the company's headquarters is located.