Wyandotte
The prosperous town of Wyandotte in Michigan, named for the Wyandott Indians, has been the home to American industry and the people who helped to build it.

Wyandotte, located between Detroit and Toledo along the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario, has enriched area history from the days of the first inhabitants, the Wyandott Indians and French farmers, through the industrial ages of iron and steel. In latter years, Wyandotte has been the stage for the manufacture of the first steel rails and iron plate and was home to shipbuilding and chemical industries. All of these contributed significantly to the growth of the nation and to the continuing development of a great American city. Businesses, churches, and community organizations are captured in these historic photographs, along with the people whose commitment to hard work helped the city prosper and grow.

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Wyandotte
The prosperous town of Wyandotte in Michigan, named for the Wyandott Indians, has been the home to American industry and the people who helped to build it.

Wyandotte, located between Detroit and Toledo along the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario, has enriched area history from the days of the first inhabitants, the Wyandott Indians and French farmers, through the industrial ages of iron and steel. In latter years, Wyandotte has been the stage for the manufacture of the first steel rails and iron plate and was home to shipbuilding and chemical industries. All of these contributed significantly to the growth of the nation and to the continuing development of a great American city. Businesses, churches, and community organizations are captured in these historic photographs, along with the people whose commitment to hard work helped the city prosper and grow.

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Wyandotte

Wyandotte

by Arcadia Publishing
Wyandotte

Wyandotte

by Arcadia Publishing

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Overview

The prosperous town of Wyandotte in Michigan, named for the Wyandott Indians, has been the home to American industry and the people who helped to build it.

Wyandotte, located between Detroit and Toledo along the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario, has enriched area history from the days of the first inhabitants, the Wyandott Indians and French farmers, through the industrial ages of iron and steel. In latter years, Wyandotte has been the stage for the manufacture of the first steel rails and iron plate and was home to shipbuilding and chemical industries. All of these contributed significantly to the growth of the nation and to the continuing development of a great American city. Businesses, churches, and community organizations are captured in these historic photographs, along with the people whose commitment to hard work helped the city prosper and grow.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738551036
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 04/25/2007
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,060,583
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Ken Munson has been an active historic preservationist in the city of Wyandotte since 1977, beginning with his tenure as director of museums for the Wyandotte Cultural and Historical Commission. He has also worked with the Barrington Historical Society and Lake County Museum in Illinois. In 1981, Munson was selected to serve as the first director of the Henry Ford Estate, located on the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where he prepared a five-year restoration plan for the estate. He taught for 20 years as an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate Historic Preservation Planning Program at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and continues to serve as a consultant to local historical agencies and museums and as a commissioner of the Wyandotte Cultural and Historical Commission.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     5
Introduction     7
The Early Residents and a Growing Community     9
Early Business and Industry in the Developing City     15
Downtown     61
Architecture and Historic Homes     77
Cultural Life and Growth of the City     99
Bibliography     126
Index     127
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