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The Nankin Mills Nature Center is a historic and nature interpretive center located at 33175 Ann Arbor Trail in Westland, Michigan. It was originally built as a grist mill, and was one of Henry Ford's "village industries." The mill was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1967. [1]
The Saturday in the Park program closes part of Hines Park to cars on Saturdays during the summer, making Hines Drive available exclusively for pedestrians and cyclists. The program closes Hines Drive to vehicle traffic from Nankin Mills downstream to Outer Drive, a distance of approximately 7 miles (11 km).
The Octagon House, part of the Westland Historical Park Nankin Mills The Westland Shopping Center View from Ford Road in central Westland, MI. During the 18th century, the area was inhabited by the people of a Potawatomi Native American village. Other tribes, particularly three Algonquian tribes, used the area as hunting territory. Though white ...
Nankin Mills: 33175 Ann Arbor Trail Westland: March 11, 1967: Nankin Pioneer Informational Designation Warren Road and Sunset Drive Garden City: January 22, 1965: Nankin Township School District No. 3 Commemorative Designation 6420 Newburgh Road Westland: January 20, 1994: Newburg Methodist Church Commemorative Designation 36500 Ann Arbor Trail ...
In 1835, Livonia Township (now the city of Livonia) was split off from Nankin. There was a post office called East Nankin beginning in 1857. [4] Garden City, Inkster, and Wayne then incorporated from land either partially or wholly within Nankin Township. The remainder of the township incorporated as the city of Westland, effective May 16, 1966.
The Nankin Mills site is located at 33175 Ann Arbor Trail in Westland, Michigan. The first mill on this site was constructed in 1835–42; that mill burned some time during the Civil War . The second mill was constructed in 1863 by Samuel Hardenbergh. [ 6 ]
The Annapolis Park Historic District is a historic district located along Julius, Matthew, Hanover, Farnum, Alan, and Paul Streets in Westland, Michigan, covering 71 acres (290,000 m 2) and 354 buildings. [1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]
The Palmer Park Boulevard Apartments District is a collection of three apartment building located at 1981, 2003 and 2025 West McNichols Road. These three adjacent buildings were all built in the same time period (the mid-1920s), all were designed by the same architect (Richard H. Marr), and all share a uniform height, setback, and general plan.