Civil War Veterans of Michigan

Civil War Veterans of Michigan is a memorial in City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Civil War Veterans of Michigan is situated nearby to UAW-Ford National Programs Center, as well as near the theater building Main Amphitheatre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Guardian Building and Philip A. Hart Plaza.

Guardian Building

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The Guardian Building is a landmark 43-story office skyscraper in the Financial District of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built from 1928 to 1929, the building was originally called the Union Trust Building and is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including art moderne designs. Guardian Building is situated 850 feet north of Civil War Veterans of Michigan.

Philip A. Hart Plaza

Park

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Philip A. Hart Plaza, in downtown Detroit, is a city plaza along the Detroit River. It is located more or less on the site at which Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac landed in 1701 when he founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, the settlement that became Detroit. Philip A. Hart Plaza is situated 360 feet east of Civil War Veterans of Michigan.

UAW-Ford National Programs Center

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The UAW-Ford Joint Trust Center is a tall building in Hart Plaza, Downtown Detroit, Michigan. The high-rise building was constructed in 1948–1950 as the Veterans Memorial Building. It stands at 41 m in height, with 10 above-ground floors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Detroit and Downtown Detroit.

Detroit

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Detroit is a major metropolis in the US state of Michigan that has had a profound impact on the world. From the advent of the automotive assembly line to the Motown sound, modern techno and rock music, Detroit continues to shape both American and global culture.

Downtown Detroit

Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Downtown Detroit is the central business district of Detroit, bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.

Windsor

Photo: Tbirdskelding, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windsor is a mid-sized Canadian city on the southwest tip of Ontario. It's an extremely multicultural city with over 20% of its population having been born outside of Canada.

Civil War Veterans of Michigan

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.32724° or 42° 19′ 38″ north

Longitude

-83.04573° or 83° 2′ 45″ west

Open location code

86JR8XG3+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5965233167

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Main Amphitheatre and Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain.

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