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Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Wayne is located about 18 miles (29 km) southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,713. [5] Wayne has a long history of automotive and transportation related manufacturing.
Location of Wayne County in Michigan. The following is a list of Michigan State Historic Sites in Wayne County, Michigan. Sites marked with a dagger (†) are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Michigan. Those with a double dagger (‡) are also designated National Historic Landmarks. [1]
The automobile industry has had a profound effect on the development of Wayne County, and Ford Motor Corporation founderHenry Ford was one of the most influential pioneers. Ford put an indelible stamp on the history of Wayne County in general and Dearborn in particular, with not just one, but five National Historic Landmarks to his name.
This is the third installment in a three-part series on the history of Wayne County's courthouses. The red brick Federal-style courthouse in Wayne County's seat of Honesdale is a landmark opposite ...
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 ...
A History of the Wayne County Infirmary, Psychiatric, and General Hospital Complex at Eloise, Michigan. Detroit: Wayne County General Hospital. Baldassarro, R. Wolf (April 13, 2010). A Ghost Hunter's Field Guide (Paperback). lulu.com. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-557-05094-9; Ibbotson, Patricia (2002). Eloise Dickerson Davock.
The Norwayne Historic District, or Norwayne Subdivision, is an historic residential subdivision, originally built for World War II defense workers. It is located in Westland, Michigan and roughly bounded by Palmer Road on the north, Wildwood Road on the west, Merriman Road on the east, and Glenwood Road and the Wayne County Lower Rouge Parkway on the south.
Nankin Township is a former township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was bordered on the north by Joy Road, the east by Inkster Road, the south by Van Born Road, and the west by Hannan Road. [1] [2]