Michigan Central Freighthouse

Michigan Central Freighthouse is a Michigan historical marker in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, dedicated 2000.

435 Market Place, Ypsilanti

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The Michigan Central Railroad (MCRR) came to Ypsilanti in 1838, transforming the farming community into a transportation center. This Italianate structure, built in 1878, increased the freight-handling capacity of the MCRR’s Ypsilanti complex. Goods and produce were shipped across the U.S. and Canada. In 1979 the city acquired the building, opening it as a community center and farmers market the following year.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1832 · Ohio Pocket Map (Mitchell, 1832) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · Western States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1845 · Ohio. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1850 · State Of Ohio (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Ann Arbor quadrangle, Michigan : topography / Jno. H. Renshawe, geographer in charge. (University of Michigan Library)

Western States, 1836, covering the location of Michigan Central Freighthouse, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Western States, 1836, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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