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  Ypsilanti, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti.
The geographic grid centre of Ypsilanti is the intersection of the Huron River and Michigan Avenue, which connects downtown Detroit, Michigan, with downtown Chicago, Illinois, and is part of U.S. Highway 12.
Ypsilanti's reputation for tolerance was tested in the late 1990s after the city adopted an ordinance to ban discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodation on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity/transgender status, body weight (i.e., being obese or underweight), and family obligations.
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 YPSILANTI (FAMILY) - LoveToKnow Article on YPSILANTI (FAMILY)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Ypsilanti was kept in close confinement for seven years, and when released at the instance of the emperor Nicholas I. of Russia, retired to Vienna, where he died in extreme poverty and misery on the 3ist of January 1828.
DEMETRIOS YPSILANTI (1793-1832), second son of Prince Constantine, distinguished himself as a Russian officer in the campaign of 1814, and in the spring of 1821 went to the Morea, where the war of Greek independence had just broken out.
Ypsilanti was laid out and named in honor of Demetrius Ypsilanti, the Greek patriot, in 1825; it was incorporated as a village in 1832, and chartered as a city in 1858.
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 YPSILANTI (CITY) - LoveToKnow Article on YPSILANTI (CITY)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
ALEXANDER YPSILANTI (17251805) was dragoman of the Porte, and from 1774 to 1782 hospodar of Wallachia, during which period he drew up a code for the principality.
ALEXANDER YPSILANTI (17921828), eldest son of Constantine Ypsilanti, accompanied his father in 1805 to St Petersburg, and in 1809 received a commission in the cavalry of the Imperial Guard.
Ypsilantis decision to explain away the tsars letter could only have been justified by the success of a cause which~ was now hopeless.
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 Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
The distance from Ypsilanti to Washington DC is 429 miles.
Ypsilanti is positioned 42.24 degrees north of the equator and 83.62 degrees west of the prime meridian.
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 EARL E. GUNNELS, P.M.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
EARL E. The city of Ypsilanti was founded in 1823 by General Demetrius Ypsilanti, who was very prominent in the news of the day.
Reported the Ypsilanti Daily from of May 20, 1907 for buildings such as the Mason’s contemplate erecting is one of the finest in the city.
Reported by the Ypsilanti Daily press of January 26, 1910 a visitor is most favorably impressed with the great width of the main lobby, the auditorium was 51 feet by 79 feet with a seating capacity of 750 people, which was two stories high.
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 Demetrius Ypsilanti: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Demetrius Ypsilanti, sometimes spelled Ypsilantis, (1793 - January 3, 1832), second son of Prince Constantine (Prince Constantine: constantine ypsilanti (romanian: constantin ipsilanti, d....
He died at Vienna (Vienna: The capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss) on the 3rd of January 1832.
He was brother of Alexander Ypsilanti (Alexander Ypsilanti: alexander ypsilanti (1792 - january 31, 1828) was a greek military commander...
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 Echo Online :: Features :: Random Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Ypsilantis Fourth of July parade is the oldest in the state of Michigan.
Ypsilantis sister city is in Naphalia, Greece the final resting place of General Demetrius Ypsilanti.
Ypsilanti borders four cities: Ann Arbor to the west, Dixboro to the north, Bellville to the east and Milan to the south.
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 City of Ypsilanti, Michigan - History of the City of Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti is located where an old Indian trail crossed the Huron River and long before the coming of the white man, was the camping and burial ground for several native American tribes.
Having exhausted his provisions, he escaped one night beyond the enemy lines with his entire command, and having lost not a single man. He was admired by Americans for his part in a struggle for freedom so like their own.
The Ypsilanti Seminary was established in 1845 and in 1849 a teacher training school was established known as the Michigan Normal School, now Eastern Michigan University.
www.cityofypsilanti.com /about/historyinfo   (602 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ypsilanti (disambiguation)
Alexander Ypsilanti (1792-1828), a national hero in the Greek war for independence in the early 1800s
Alexander Ypsilanti (1725-1805), Prince of Wallachia and Moldavia, grandfather of the younger Alexander Ypsilanti
Demetrius Ypsilanti, (1793-1832), the second son of Constantine
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 Ypsilanti Michigan Resource Guide, City or community of Ypsilanti, Michigan Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
The population of Ypsilanti is approximately 22,362 (2000).
Ypsilanti, Michigan is named for the great Greek patriot, General Demetrius Ypsilanti, a hero in the Greek war for independence.
Ypsilanti prospered because of the river, the railroad and the road.
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 Students on Site: Ypsilanti
June: Demetrius Ypsilanti successfully led a Greek Army of 480 against Turkish and Egyptian forces totaling 6,600 at the Citadel of Argos.
Demetrius Ypsilanti (spelled Demetrios Ypsilantis, in Greek) was born to a prominent Greek family of five children in 1793.
Demetrius Ypsilanti died in 1832 and was buried in Naphalia, Greece.
www.artsofcitizenship.umich.edu /sos/ypsilanti/teachers/demetrius   (733 words)

  
 EMU : Historic Tour
The marble bust in front of the water tower is of Demetrius Ypsilanti, for whom the city is named.
When Ypsilanti was founded in the early 1820s, the Classical Revival was in full swing.
Demetrius Ypsilanti is a hero of the Greek war of independence, not during the classical era, but in the early 19th century.
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 Ypsilanti Page
Ypsilanti has been the historic stop of many of the President's of the United States.
Ypsilanti boasts the second largest historic district in the state.
He built a beautiful mansion near the Huron River in Ypsilanti that still stands, which is a monument to his great success in the trading stamp business.
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Henry Ford and the automotive industry came to the Ypsilanti area in the 1930’s, and beautiful Ford Lake was created to generate hydroelectric power for the manufacturing plants.
Ypsilanti is home to Eastern Michigan University, one of Michigan’s largest universities, as well as Washtenaw Community College, one of the oldest two-year schools in the state.
The surrounding Ypsilanti township more than doubles that figure, while the county is populated by over 300,000 people.
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 Walking Tour
It was re-named Ypsilanti in honor of a Greek war hero, Demetrius Ypsilanti.
The railroad came to the city in 1838, and Ypsilanti became a major stopping point for travelers between Detroit and the west.
Ypsilanti is fortunate to have retained much of its diverse architecture built in the 19th century; not all cities have such preservation-minded citizens.
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 WEMU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The city is surrounded by Ypsilanti Township, though it is a distinct legal entity.
Ypsilanti is known as one of the most progressive communities in Michigan.
In the 1980's Ypsilanti became one of the first cities in Michigan to pass a Human Rights ordinance that banned discrimination in public accomodations on the basis of gender, gender indentification, weight, and family obligations.
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 Ypsilanti Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The city is located in the northern portion of Ypsulanti Township, though it is politically independent.
The city is named for the great Greek patriot, General Demetrius Ypxilanti, a hero in the Greek war for independence.
Etsate is a term used in common law to signify the total of a person's property,entitlements and obligations.
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 Ypsilanti.org
Ypsilanti was established in 1823, it is the second oldest city in the State of Michigan.
In 1825, when the original Chicago Road was laid out from Detroit, the Village perished and the land was purchased and platted for the Village of Ypsilanti.
Naphalia is the final resting place of General Demetrius Ypsilanti.
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 Michigan Historical Marker: Ypsilanti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Situated on both sides of the Huron where the famous Chicago Road (now U.S. 12) crossed the river, the town was named Ypsilanti in honor of the Greek war hero, Demetrius Ypsilanti.
The home of Eastern Michigan University, the oldest state teachers college west of Albany, Ypsilanti is also the site of one of the state's very first publicly-supported secondary schools.
In World War II the Willow Run plant was erected to build B-24 bombers which were vitally important to the war effort.
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 Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Completed in 1890, the tower marks the entrance to Ypsilanti, named after the Greek general Demetrius Ypsilanti, a hero in the Greek war for independence from the Turks.
Ypsilanti was founded in 1825 and has a long and illustrious history.
Ypsilanti was the location for several of the pioneering heroes of the early auto industry-Kaiser, Frazer, and most notably Preston Tucker, developer of the Tucker automobile and subject of the Francis Ford Coppola movie "Tucker-A Man and His Dream," starring Jeff Bridges.
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 Demetrius Ypsilanti - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Demetrius Ypsilanti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Demetrius Ypsilanti - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Demetrius Ypsilanti.
Here you will find more informations about Demetrius Ypsilanti.
The orginal Demetrius Ypsilanti article can be editet
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 Demetrius Ypsilanti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Demetrius Ypsilanti sometimes spelled Ypsilantis (1793 - January 3 1832) second son of Prince Constantine distinguished as a Russian officer in the campaign 1814 and in the spring of 1821 to the Morea where the war of Greek independence just broken out.
The story here is marvellous, if not as good as it's prequel's.
This time the attention is on Demetrius, the Greek slave freed by the Roman...
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 Olympic flag flying over Ypsi
Describing herself as the "Betsy Ross" of Ypsilanti, Angie Viegel last week raised an official Olympic flag over Ypsilanti near the water tower on Cross Street.
The flag will replace the Greek flag that flies with the American flag at the water tower over the statue of Greek patriot Demetrius Ypsilanti, for whom Ypsilanti is named.
Imprinted on the flag is the Greek spelling of Athens, the year, the five Olympic rings and an olive wreath, all symbols of the games.
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 Ypsilanti: A stepchild takes its own steps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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Name: Demetrius Ypsilanti was a general in the = Greek=20 revolution.
Some of Ypsilanti's coolest assets cannot be found in downtown=20 storefronts.
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 Students on Site: Ypsilanti
Through the lesson, students will learn about Demetrius Ypsilanti and why Ypsilanti was named for him in 1825.
Students will identify Core Democratic Values that Demetrius Ypsilanti's story represents and participate in an election to name places in the school in order to understand how place names represent values.
The founders of Ypsilanti thought that Demetrius Ypsilanti was a person that represented important values.
www.artsofcitizenship.umich.edu /sos/ypsilanti/teachers/demetrius/lessons/whatsinaname.html   (458 words)

  
 Chamber of Commerce in Ypsilanti, Michigan
In 1809, three French explorers built a log structure on the west bank of an Indian trading post and was one of the earliest structures in the vast, sparsely populated Michigan territory, whose citizens, including soldiers in forts, numbered just 4,762.
In 1825, three prominent settlers, Judge Augustus Woodward, John Stewart and William Harwood, combined portions of their own land to form the original plat for a new settlement at the crossing, which was named for the Greek Patriot General Demetrius Ypsilanti.
The rich array of historic architecture was approved as a Historic District and, with growing pride, Ypsilanti works to protect and enjoy its heritage.
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 Ypsilanti BPW
In 1933, BPW of Ypsilanti was invited to put their Emblem Pageant on at State Convention in Detroit.
BPW of Ypsilanti members awarded the BPW of Michigan Women of Achievement: Christine Adams received in 2002; Nicole Champagne received in 2003; Cindy Mayer received in 2004; and Denise LaVoie received in 2005.
BPW of Ypsilanti participated in the 2001, 2002, and 2003, 4th of July Parade.
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 Heartland Real Estate Business
With a total population of 22,362 and an area of 4.2 miles, the city of Ypsilanti could be considered a relatively small city.
The city is named after the Greek patriot General Demetrius Ypsilanti because early villagers related his struggle for freedom to America’s battle for independence.
The planning and development department of the city of Ypsilanti is working closely with the Downtown Development Authority, Washtenaw County Development Council and the Chamber of Commerce to encourage new growth and development.
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 Ypsilanti, Michigan - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Village of Ypsilanti reincorporated as city: February 4, 1858
Ypsilanti is positioned at 42.24 degrees north latitude and 83.62 degrees west longitude.
Since 1979, the city has become known for summer festivals in the part of the city called "Depot Town," which is adjacent to Riverside Park and Frog Island Park.
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 St Joseph Hospital Ypsilanti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
DDA Meetings are open to the public and held on the third Thursday of each.
st joseph hospital ypsilanti River, this area was the camping and burying ground for several.
Ypsilanti Automobile Heritage Collection Miller Motors HudsonThis site was created for Ypsilanti s.
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