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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S1K_the-last-hudson-dealership_Ypsilanti-MI.html
The building, originally occupied by the Ypsilanti Electric Company in 1896, became a Dodge automobile dealership in 1917. Joseph H. Thompson was one of the first Dodge dealers in Michigan. In 1933 Hudson Sales and Services opened its doors, later…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RZ2_hudsons-friends_Ypsilanti-MI.html
The building has stories to tell It can tell about first being built as an electric plant before being converted to manufacturing in 1905. There are memories of 1916 when it became the first Dodge dealership outside Detroit, later becoming a Will…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q3B_eastern-michigan-college_Ypsilanti-MI.html
Founded by legislative action in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the first state teacher education school west of Albany. Its aim was to provide instruction "in the art of teaching and in all the various branches that pertain to a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PJN_first-methodist-episcopal-church_Ypsilanti-MI.html
When the First Methodist Episcopal Church opened in June 1892, the Ypsilantian called it "an ornament to the city." The church typifies Akron Plan churches, popular among late nineteenth century Protestants. The Akron architectural firm of Weary a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PD6_ypsilanti_Ypsilanti-MI.html
Side 1 Located at the juncture of old Indian trails and the Huron River, this area was the camping and burying ground for several Indian tribes. In 1809 Gabriel Godfroy established an Indian trading post on the west bank of the Huron which he mai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PCV_first-presbyterian-church_Ypsilanti-MI.html
Originally built in 1857 with a single, central spire, the First Presbyterian Church was greatly enlarged and rededicated in 1899. Detroit architect Julius Hess redesigned the church, using the original sanctuary walls, and added a columned entran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PC1_ladies-literary-club-house_Ypsilanti-MI.html
This house, built prior to 1842 by Arden Ballard, has been recognized by the Historic American Building Survey as a model of Greek Revival architecture. The house was purchased by the Ladies' Literary Club in 1913.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PBX_michigans-interurbans_Ypsilanti-MI.html
Michigan's first interurban, the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, began operating in 1890. Pulled by a steam engine, the cars went west on Packard Road to the Ann Arbor city limits. Because of the low fares (10 cents one way) and frequent service (cars le…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NRE_old-rawsonville-village_Ypsilanti-MI.html
Rawsonville, now a ghost town, was once a thriving village. On September 13, 1823, the first land patent in Van Buren Township was given to Henry Snow for this site, which was soon known as Snow's Landing. Called Rawsonville by 1838, the community…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9A3_willow-run_Ypsilanti-MI.html
[Marker Front]:Willow Run (1941-1953)After entering World War II in 1941, America desperately needed military equipment and supplies. The Ford Motor Company had begun building this factory in April 1941. Outstanding industrial architect Albert Kah…
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