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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W8H_engineering-at-michigan-historical_Ann-Arbor-MI.html
The first public university in America to award degrees in engineering, the University of Michigan was among the earliest institutions of higher education to offer programs in aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering, computer engineering, e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W6S_law-quadrangle-historical_Ann-Arbor-MI.html
University of Michigan alumnus William W. Cook (1880, 1882law) believed that the character of the legal profession depended on the character of Law Schools, and that the character of the Law Schools forecasted the future of America. In support of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V7I_michigan-central-freighthouse-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
The Michigan Central Railroad (MCRR) came to Ypsilanti in 1838, transforming the farming community into a transportation center. This Italianate structure, built in 1878, increased the freight-handling capacity of the MCRR's Ypsilanti complex. Goo…
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…