Attractions

Ann Arbor Hands On Museum

Ann Arbor Ice Cube

Artrain

Cobblestone Farm

David R. Byrd Center

Domino's Petting Farm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Archives

Kempf House Center for Local History

Metzger's

Weber's Restaurant & Hotel

Antiques

Ann Arbor Dinnerware Exchange

Golf Courses

Earhart Par 3

Georgetown Country Club

Hickory Sticks

Huron Hills Golf Course

Stonebridge Golf Club

University of Michigan Golf Course

Sports

University of Michigan - Wolverines

Local History

John Allen, of Virginia, and (Elisha) Walker Rumsey, of New York, became the first settlers here in 1823.  The area abounded in natural groves or arbors, and they named it for their wives, Ann Allen and Ann Rumsey.

Platted and recorded as Ann Arbor on May 25, 1824.  John Allen became its first postmaster on December 8, 1824.  Incorporated as a village in 1833 and as a city in 1851.

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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