Ford Piquette Plant Historical Marker
Ford Piquette Plant Historical Marker is a park in Wayne County, Michigan. Ford Piquette Plant Historical Marker is situated nearby to the neighborhood Milwaukee Junction, as well as near the suburb New Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ford Piquette Avenue Plant and Detroit station.
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Museum
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The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is a former car factory located within the Milwaukee Junction area of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Built in 1904, it was the second center of automobile production for the Ford Motor Company, after the Ford Mack Avenue Plant.
Detroit station
Railway station
Photo: JasonParis, CC BY 2.0.
Detroit station is an intermodal transit station in Detroit, Michigan. Located in New Center, the facility currently serves Amtrak and QLine streetcars.
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Church
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Our Lady of the Rosary Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 5930 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was originally built as St. Joseph's Episcopal Church – from 1893 to 1896 – and is a historic Romanesque Revival church complex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midtown-New Center and Milwaukee Junction.
Midtown-New Center
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midtown is the cultural center of Detroit. It is home to several museums and galleries, such as the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
Milwaukee Junction
Neighborhood
Milwaukee Junction is an area in Detroit, Michigan, east of New Center. Located near the railroad junction of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad's predecessors Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway and the Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction, the area encompasses the streets of East Grand Boulevard to the north, St.
New Center
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Center is a commercial and residential district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles north of Downtown.
Ford Piquette Plant Historical Marker
- Type: Park
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.36856° or 42° 22′ 7″ northLongitude
-83.06513° or 83° 3′ 55″ westElevation
633 feet (193 metres)Open location code
86JR9W9M+CWGeoNames ID
8095894
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North End and Hamtramck.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Detroit Association of Women’s Clubs Historical Marker and Lewis College of Business Historical Marker.
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