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History of Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Journey back in time to Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Visit Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1824 - Ann Arbor was founded in 1824, with one theory stating that it is named after the spouses of the city's founders and for the stands of trees in the area.
  
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• 1837 - The University of Michigan moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837.
  
  
  
• 1854 - Ann Arbor
  Ann Arbor, a flourishing city, capital of Washtenaw county, Michigan, on Huron river, and on the Michigan Central railroad, 40 miles W. from Detroit. ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1887 - Two Freights Collide.
  ANN ARBOR, Sept. 7. - This morning a freight train going west on the Central drawn by engine No. 219, crashed into the rear end of a freight train...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Ann Arbor
  Ann Ar’bor, a city of Michigan, and the capital of Washtenaw co., is pleasantly situated on the Huron River, and on the Michigan Central Railroad, 38 ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Dam on the Huron River, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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  Church of Christ, 1908
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  Old Hospital, 1908
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  Cook House, 1909
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  South Main Street, 1909
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  Library, 1910
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  M.E. Church
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  Michigan Central R.R. Depot
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  Y.M.C.A.
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  Engineering Shops and Laboratories, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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  William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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  Main St. from P.O., 1911
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  Presbyterian Church, 1911
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  Washtenaw County Court House, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1914
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• 1916
  Ann Arbor, a city of Michigan, and the capital of Washtenaw co., is pleasantly situated on the Huron River and on the Michigan Central and the Ann...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  First National Bank Building, 1917
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  High School
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  New Home Ann Arbor Federal Savings and Loan Association
  Liberty at Division - Ann Arbor, Mich.
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