Michigan
SE Michigan
Washtenaw County

Prospect Park

Prospect Park is a 9.5-acre park in the northeast corner of , and is the oldest park in Ypsilanti. This park, which was originally a cemetery, is the home of a retired coastal defense cannon from Maine, and is currently the home of the restored Luna Lake.
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Photo: Cmadler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Cmadler, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum and Ladies’ Literary Club Building.

Museum
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The in is an automotive museum that features cars assembled at the nearby Willow Run Plant and vehicles made by Hudson Motors.

Historic building
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The Ladies' Literary Club Building, also known as the William M. Davis House or the Arden H. Ballard House, was built as a private home, and is currently used as the meeting place for the Ladies' Literary Club.

Protected area
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The is a historic district located along several blocks on each side of the Huron River in the center of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Charter Township.

Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.
commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in , six miles east of . "Ypsilanti" commonly refers to either or both of the City of and the Charter Township of , which lies mostly south of the city, with small portions to both the east and west of the city, and may also include neighboring parts of other townships.

Town
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is a charter township of in the U.S. state of . The population was 55,670 at the 2020 census. The city of is mostly surrounded by the township, but the two are administered autonomously. is situated 3 miles south of Prospect Park.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community on the boundary of and in the U.S. state of . Small parts of the historic community of lie under Belleville Lake, which is an artificial reservoir created in 1925 when the Eastern Michigan Edison Company built the French Landing Dam and Powerhouse along the Huron River. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Prospect Park.

Prospect Park

Latitude
42.24712° or 42° 14′ 50″ north
Longitude
-83.60145° or 83° 36′ 5″ west
Elevation
761 feet (232 metres)
Inception
1891
Operator
Ypsilanti
Open location code
86JR69WX+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 114542329
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
5006552
Wiki­data ID
Q7250798
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In Other Languages

“Prospect Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Prospect Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Michigan, Washtenaw County)”
  • Cebuano: “Prospect Park”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Prospect DIY Skate Park and Prospect Park Basketball Court.

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