Palmer Park
Palmer Park is a 296-acre public park next to Detroit, Michigan's Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District. It is named for U.S. Senator Thomas Witherell Palmer, who initially created the park when he donated 140-acre for a city park in 1893 on the condition that the virgin forest be preserved.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Detroit, United States of America
- Also known as: “Palmer Park (Detroit)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Dorothy H. Turkel House and First United Methodist Church.
First United Methodist Church
Building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District and Chaldean Town.
Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District
Neighborhood
Chaldean Town
Neighborhood
Chaldean Town is a neighborhood in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Palmer Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.42558° or 42° 25′ 32″ north
Longitude
-83.11728° or 83° 7′ 2″ west
Elevation
643 feet (196 metres)
Open location code
86JRCVGM+63
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Grixdale Farms and State Fair.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Palmer Park Urban Educational Garden and Splash Park.
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