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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]
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 nature center at Nankin Mills closed in 1979 due to budget cuts, and maintenance in the rest of the park was deferred. [11] A parks millage was passed by Wayne County voters in 1996, providing a dedicated funding source for county parks, and beginning the reversal of Hines Park's decline. [12]
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 ...
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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 ...