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A parks millage was passed by Wayne County voters in 1996, providing a dedicated funding source for county parks, and beginning the reversal of Hines Park's decline. [12] Due to its industrial history and the runoff from its surroundings, the entire River Rouge watershed has been subject to significant pollution.
2576 Riverside Drive Trenton: April 10, 1986: Wallaceville School: 8050 North Gulley Road Dearborn Heights: February 17, 1967: War of 1812 Dead Informational Site Southwest corner of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue Detroit: November 17, 1962: Wardwell House: 16109 Jefferson Avenue Grosse Pointe Park: August 6, 1976: Wayne County ...
In 1948, Ford donated the site to the Wayne County Road Commission. [2] The commission remodeled the mill, and in 1956 it was opened as a nature center. [1] In the mid-1980s, Nankin Mills became the headquarters of the Wayne County Park System. [2] An addition was built in 1999, and in 2001 the original mill reopened as an interpretive center. [2]
Hines Park is a 2,300-acre (930 ha) linear park along the entire course of the Middle Rouge, from Northville to Dearborn. Hines Park, named for Wayne County Road Commissioner Edward N. Hines, provides numerous recreation opportunities along the Middle Rouge, and also provides flood control for the flood-prone river.
Hines Park (Wayne County Parks) is located in the northern region of Westland. Residents along this corridor enjoy seeing deer, foxes, and hummingbirds all year long as well as easy access to the bike paths of Hines Park. Westland also has numerous City-owned parks throughout many of the neighborhoods.
Parks continued to be held in the Wayne County jail on Friday under a $37,500 bond. Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
The Wayne County Department of Public Services was formed in 1906 as the Wayne County Road Commission. It was the government agency in Wayne County, Michigan responsible for building and maintaining the county's roads and highways. [10] Its first commissioners were Edward N. Hines, Cassius R. Benton, and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford ...
The Huron–Clinton Metroparks system is a regional park system in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan.The park system includes 13 parks totaling more than 24,000 acres (97 km 2) arranged along the Huron River and Clinton River forming a partial ring around the metro area.