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Flushing Riverview Park
Flushing Riverview Park is a public park along the Flint River in the city of Flushing, Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, .... Riverview Park has a kayak/canoe access site into the Flint River. Along with river access, the park has a tennis court, basketball court, playgrounds, pavilions, amphitheater, walkways and open field. History The first concrete bandstand was built in the late 1940s by the Flushing Chamber of Commerce. When originally built, it did not include a cover. In 1947, the flats area now known as Riverview Park was proposed by businessman Harrison Miller. This area once included Millpond. The Village of Flushing, along with donations by Bernard Bueche, make the park possible. Tucker Memorial Pool was dedicated on July 1, 1956. The pool wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flint River (Michigan)
The Flint River is a river in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan in the United States. The river's headwaters are in Columbiaville in Lapeer County and flows through the counties of Lapeer, Genesee, and Saginaw. The cities of Lapeer, Flint, Flushing, and Montrose are along its course. Name The river's name is a translation from the Ojibwe language ''Biiwaanagoonh-ziibi'' (Flinty River). For a time, an Indian Reservation named Pewonigowink (''Biiwaanagoonying'': By the Flinty iver existed near Genesee, Michigan. Course The Flint River drains of Michigan, in Lapeer, Genesee, Shiawassee, Saginaw, Oakland, Tuscola, and Sanilac counties. The river forms in Lapeer County near Columbiaville where the river's South Branch and North Branch come together. Its volume is supplemented by numerous creeks, including: Kearsley Creek, Thread Creek and Swartz Creek in Genesee County, and Misteguay Creek in Saginaw County. The river flows in a southwesterly direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flushing, Michigan
Flushing is a city in Genesee County, Michigan, Genesee County, Michigan, United States. The population was 8,411 at the 2010 United States Census, 2020 census. Flushing is considered a suburb of Flint, Michigan, Flint. It is situated within the survey area of Flushing Township, Michigan, Flushing Charter Township, but is administratively autonomous. Flushing originated as a mill town in the mid-1830s. Its location along the Flint River (Michigan), Flint River, the county's largest river, was a decisive factor in its settlement. Hydropower, Water power potential was a significant determinant for the selection of the settlement areas throughout the nineteenth century. In addition to its water power, the area around Flushing was also well suited to Agriculture, agricultural pursuits. The name Dover originally was selected for the new village until it was discovered that the name already was in use in Lenawee County, Michigan, Lenawee County. Charles Seymour Sr., former resident of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north. With a population of 10.14 million and an area of , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 10th-largest state by population, the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 11th-largest by area, and the largest by total area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. The state capital is Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, while its most populous city is Detroit. The Metro Detroit r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
