Historic Fort Wayne in Detroit (Wikipedia Commons photo)
Bridge Magazine describes Historic Fort Wayne in Southwest Detroit as" historically rich but deteriorating."
A movement is afoot to make the historically rich but deteriorating Historic Fort Wayne in Southwest Detroit into a national park, Bridge Magazine has learned.
As construction is set to begin this fall on the $4.5 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, community and state leaders increasingly are focusing on the future of the fort grounds that lie directly to the east.
One idea gaining momentum: Making the fort a national park, said state Rep. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit. Proponents believe a law crafted by former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, would require the U.S. Department of Interior to grant the land park status if the city signs over the deed to the fort. Such a designation would open federal funding to restore the property, develop it into an attraction and manage it in perpetuity.
