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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V7C_manufacturing-history-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
Manufacturing here spanned most of the 20th Century,
reflecting the changing economy in Ypsilanti and in America. In 1907 the Ypsilanti Hay Press Company first built a factory here by the Huron River and the railroad tracks to make hay-presses an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V1L_michigan-avenue-industry-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
The early automotive industry came to Ypsilanti
just after World War I. In 1919, Apex Motor Corporation built a small factory on River Street just south of Michigan Avenue to manufacture various "Ace" vehicles. But by 1925 three manufacturers &md…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V0X_the-bomber-restaurant-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
You can get hungry building B-24 bombers.
The Bomber Restaurant was first given its name in 1942 by Florence Bladwin [sic] Averill. The massive Ford B-24 bomber plant had just opened at nearby Willow Run Airport to supply aircraft for our World W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UWC_food-and-drink-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
Along the road, a welcoming tradition.
The road was once called the Sauk Trail, the Military Chicago Road, Congress Road, and, eventually, Michigan Avenue. For travel by foot, horse, stagecoach, truck, or automobile, it has endured as a main east…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UW0_facing-the-fire-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
Something had to be done.
Constructed in 1898 and in service for over 75 years, this firehouse combined two separate volunteer fire companies into one centalized fire station. A paid department and a dedicated building represented a major commitm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UV2_ypsilanti-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
It was America's "first completely new car in fifty years"
and the vision in 1945 of Preston Tucker, who lived at 110 North Park Street in Ypsilanti. He was the general manager of his family's Ypsilanti Machine & Tool Company at 103 North Grove S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TU8_220-n-huron-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
This lovely building has been many homes.
It was built in the Italianate style in 1860, as our nation's Civil War approached, for the family of bank president Asa Dow. It continued as a home for families until 1922. As apartments, it provided vit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TCM_reverend-john-d-pierce-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
This boulder marks the site of the house where Reverend John D. Pierce, founder of the public school system in Michigan, lived from 1867 to 1880.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SR3_town-hall-school_Ypsilanti-MI.html
The Town Hall School built on the Geddes farm, carries with it a rich family and educational tradition. The first Geddes came to this area in 1824 and the family possesses the 1827 deed to the farm signed by President John Quincy Adams. In 1852, W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SR2_ypsilanti-water-tower_Ypsilanti-MI.html
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The Ypsilanti Water Tower was designed by William R. Coats and constructed as part of an elaborate city waterworks project that began in 1889. Located on the highest point in Ypsilanti, the tower was completed in 1890. It is 147 feet high …