Lincoln Park was once part of the Potawatomi Nation. The first european to the area was probably Adrien Joliett in 1669. In 1176 4,000 acres of land was deed to Pierre St. Cosme by the Potawatomi's. Early in the 1900's a business district developed at Fort St. and St. Cosme Line, late State Street, now Southfield Road. In 1906, the area was laided out in a series of subdivisions as a part of Ecorse Township. Lincoln Park became a village in 1921 and was incorporated as a city in 1925.
Thanks to Henry Ford's "$5.00 a day" wage, many workers bought property in Lincoln Park, and a second expansion came after World War II. Lincoln Park has become a mature, stable community where citizens enjoy a moderate tax base, nice parks, and recreational facilities. |
