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Cambridge Junction Historic State Park

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Coordinates: 42°03′43″N 84°13′22″W / 42.06206°N 84.22285°W / 42.06206; -84.22285
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Cambridge Junction
Historic State Park
Tavern
Walker's Tavern
Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is located in Michigan
Cambridge Junction Historic State Park
Location in Michigan
Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is located in the United States
Cambridge Junction Historic State Park
Cambridge Junction Historic State Park (the United States)
LocationCambridge Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States
Nearest cityBrooklyn, Michigan
Coordinates42°03′43″N 84°13′22″W / 42.06206°N 84.22285°W / 42.06206; -84.22285
Area80 acres (32 ha)
Elevation1,004 feet (306 m)[1]
Established1965[2]
Administered byMichigan Department of Natural Resources
DesignationMichigan state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Official nameCambridge Junction
DesignatedFebruary 18, 1956

Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is a historical preservation area 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Brooklyn in Cambridge Township, Michigan, that includes Walker Tavern, a major stopping place for stagecoaches traveling between Detroit and Chicago in the early nineteenth century.[3] The tavern is operated seasonally by the Michigan History Center.[4] The 80-acre state park includes two additional historic structures: a reconstructed barn with artifacts and exhibits about people, travel and work in the mid-19th century, and the 1929 Hewitt House Visitors Center which focuses on early auto tourism and has displays about well-known 20th-century roadside tourist attractions in the Irish Hills.[4] Additionally, a 1-mile hiking trail encircles the park, crossing both wetlands and forested areas.[3]

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  1. ^ "Cambridge Junction". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Cambridge Junction Historic State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "About Cambridge Junction Historic State Park". Michigan History Center. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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The 1929 colonial revival–style Hewitt House Visitor Center
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