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Washtenaw County (/ ˈ w ɔː ʃ t ə n ɔː / WAWSH-tə-naw) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census , the population was 372,258. [ 3 ] The county seat and largest city is Ann Arbor . [ 4 ]
The County Poor House in 1874. The land that now constitutes County Farm Park was bought by Washtenaw County in 1836 from local resident Claudius Britton for $1,200. [1] [7] In order to comply with an 1830 Michigan Territory law requiring every county in the territory to construct and operate a poorhouse, Washtenaw County opened the County Poor House on the site in 1837.
Ford Lake is a fresh water artificial reservoir located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The lake was created from the construction of Ford Lake Dam (originally known as Rawsonville Dam) along the Huron River in the early 1930s. [1] The lake is named after business magnate Henry Ford.
Type: Michigan state park: Location: Jackson & Washtenaw counties, Michigan, United States: Nearest city: Manchester, Michigan: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 1,122 acres (454 ha): Elevation: 974 feet (297 m) [1]: Established: 2016 [2]: Administered by: Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission: Website: Official website: Watkins Lake State Park and ...
Pinckney State Recreation Area is a Michigan state recreation area in Dexter, Sylvan and Lyndon Townships, Washtenaw County and Putnam and Unadilla Townships, Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) and sits at an elevation of 922 feet (281 m). [1]
This is a list of Michigan state parks and related protected areas under the jurisdiction or owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Parks and Recreation Division. A total of 104 state parks, state recreation areas and trail state parks currently exist along with eight other sites as well as 16 state harbors on the Great ...
Waterloo State Recreation Area is the third-largest park in Michigan, encompassing over 21,000 acres (85 km 2) of forest, lakes and wetlands.Located in northeast Jackson County and parts of Washtenaw County, the park is the largest in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and features 4 campgrounds, 11 lakes, a nature center, and over 50 miles (80 km) of trails - some for horses, bicycles, hiking ...
Hudson Mills Metropark is a park in the Huron-Clinton system of metro parks in Michigan, USA.It is located on North Territorial Road at the crossing of the Huron River, twelve miles (19 km) northwest of Ann Arbor.