Permanent claim record · Midland, Michigan

Dow Chemical was founded in 1897 by Herbert Henry Dow in Midland, where he invented an electrolytic method to extract bromine from prehistoric brine deposits.

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Predicate	trivia.fact
Subject	Midland, Michigan (place)
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Status	Verified
Source	Famous Michiganders, Pop Culture & Trivia Report — Perplexity Deep Research (2026) (trust 6.5/10)
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Claim ID	f1844832-2e61-46b8-9ea5-b0a58e4e5b5f