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6 unusual facts about Washtenaw County


David E. Rutledge

Michigan's 54th House district covers the eastern portion of Washtenaw County, and includes Superior Township and Ypsilanti Township, as well as the City of Ypsilanti.

East Ypsilanti, Michigan

East Ypsilanti, Michigan was a village along the east side of the Huron River in Washtenaw County, Michigan from 1844 until 1858.

Owen Cleary

Cleary was born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan to Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen (Jenks) Cleary, and was married to Marie DeWaele.

Plymouth-Canton Educational Park

PCEP is part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District, serving the City of Plymouth, Plymouth Township, and parts of Canton Township, Salem Township, Superior Township, and Northville Township.

The Political Graveyard

Kestenbaum was formerly a county commissioner, and in 2004 was elected to be County Clerk/Register of Deeds of Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Washtenaw County, Michigan

In 1849, the Michigan State Normal School (now Eastern Michigan University) was established in Washtenaw's oldest settlement, the city of Ypsilanti.


History of the Middle Eastern people in Metro Detroit

By 2007 Metro Detroit, if defined as Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties had the United States's largest Arab American population, larger than that of Greater Los Angeles if that region was defined as Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.

Rebekah Warren

Warren is married to Washtenaw County Commissioner Conan Smith and is the daughter-in-law of Alma Wheeler Smith.


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Laura Russello

On March 16, 2009, the mayor of Ann Arbor, John Hieftje, issued a proclamation in support of Laura Russello's candidacy for The Washtenaw County Bar Association's "Liberty Bell" Award, which she subsequently won.

Washtenaw County Fairgrounds

Washtenaw County Fairgrounds was the first home field for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team.