East River Road National Historic District

East River Road National Historic District is a historic site in Grosse Ile Township, Wayne County, Michigan. East River Road National Historic District is situated near Waterfront Park, as well as near Saint James Episcopal Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Grosse Ile High School and Grosse Ile Municipal Airport.

Grosse Ile High School

School

Grosse Ile High School is a public high school in Grosse Ile Township, Michigan, United States. It is part of the Grosse Ile Township Schools district. Grosse Ile High School is situated 2,700 feet north of East River Road National Historic District.

Grosse Ile Municipal Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is on Grosse Ile, in Wayne County, Michigan. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile. The Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a local reliever airport facility. Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is situated 2 miles southwest of East River Road National Historic District.

Elizabeth Park

Park

Elizabeth Park is a county-owned public park in southeast Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in the city of Trenton along West Jefferson Avenue and the Detroit River just north of the Wayne County Bridge leading to Grosse Ile. Elizabeth Park is situated 2 miles west of East River Road National Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosse Ile Township and Trenton.

Grosse Ile Township

Town

Photo: TimK MSI, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grosse Ile Township is a civil township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Grosse Ile Township consists of multiple islands in the Detroit River, roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit.

Trenton

Town

Photo: Deedeebee, CC BY 3.0.

Trenton is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Trenton is located roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Trenton is situated 2 miles northwest of East River Road National Historic District.

Amherstburg

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County. The small town is rich in history, with several important heritage sites linked to the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad.

East River Road National Historic District

Type: Historic site
Inscription: “https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25340772”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Grosse Ile Township, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.12598° or 42° 7′ 34″ north

Longitude

-83.1422° or 83° 8′ 32″ west

Open location code

86JR4VG5+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1093217037

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=district

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Waterfront Park and Saint James Episcopal Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Grosse Ile Historical Museum and Old Depot.

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