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The William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor (formerly named Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor) is a public recreation area located on the Detroit River just east of downtown Detroit, Michigan, on a portion of the city's International Riverfront. The state park's 31 acres (13 ha) include wetlands, paved trails, and a 52-slip harbor of ...
The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. ... Search the City [548] Bob Seger [549] James Royce Shannon ... Anthony Adams [591] Erik Affholter [592]
Mount Elliott Cemetery is the oldest extant cemetery in the city of Detroit, [3] and contains 65 acres (260,000 m 2). [4] It is located on Mount Elliott Avenue just north of Lafayette Street. The cemetery is owned and operated by the Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association, who own a group of cemeteries in the Metro Detroit area.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources lists the park among thirteen state parks established in 1920 following creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission in 1919. [2] Land for the park was donated to the city of Harrison in 1900 by a lumber company, then transferred to the state in 1922. The state park was dedicated in 1927. [3]
Elijah E. Myers (1832–1909) – Architect of the Colorado, Michigan and Texas State Capitols; James K. Okubo (1920–1967) – World War II US Army recipient of the Medal of Honor; Hazen Pingree (1840–1901) – Detroit Mayor and Michigan Governor [17] Francis Petrus Paulus (1862-1933) — Artist, teacher, and trustee of the Detroit Museum ...
Alden B. Dow (April 10, 1904 – August 20, 1983), an architect based in Midland, Michigan, was renowned for his contributions to the Michigan Modern style.Beginning in the 1930s, he designed more than 70 residences and dozens of churches, schools, civic and art centers, and commercial buildings during his 30+ year career.
Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis. Metropolitan Books. ISBN 978-0805092295. Clemens, Paul (2005). Made in Detroit: A South of 8 Mile Memoir. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385511407. Darden, Joe T. (2013). Detroit: Race Riots, Racial Conflicts, and Efforts to Bridge the Racial Divide. Michigan State University Press.
It is surrounded by Sacred Heart Major Seminary to the west, the Arden Park-East Boston Historic District and the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament to the east, and the Atkinson Avenue Historic District to the south. The district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic ...