– 1 8 6 7 ) ▁of ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁And rus ▁wel com ed ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁fellow ▁Verm ont ▁native ▁John ▁De ere ▁to ▁the ▁town , ▁where ▁De ere ▁built ▁a ▁house ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁for ge . ▁De ere ▁manufact ured ▁pitch f ork s ▁and ▁sh ov els , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁he ▁invent ed ▁the ▁first ▁successful ▁steel ▁p low . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁John ▁De ere ▁Historic ▁Site ▁in ▁Grand ▁Det our ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁John ▁De ere ▁Company . ▁The ▁John ▁De ere ▁House ▁and ▁Sh op ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ; ▁it ▁joined ▁that ▁list ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁Register ▁was ▁established . ▁It ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁soon ▁grew ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁dam , ▁race ▁and ▁saw mill , ▁a ▁fl our ▁mill ▁and ▁several ▁stores . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁Rev . ▁Abraham ▁Joseph ▁Warner ▁established ▁an ▁Epis cop al ▁parish ▁in ▁Grand ▁Det our , ▁then ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁on ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 .