Capitol Park: Historic Heart of Detroit

Capitol Park is the only city park in America where a state's first governor is buried. It's the birthplace of democracy in Michigan. Underground Railroad site. Streetcar and transit hub. Urban canyon. A block north of Detroit's iconic Coney Island restaurants. A symbol of the city's late twentieth—century decay, now a key part of its revitalization in a new millennium. Jack Dempsey, award—winning author of Michigan and the Civil War and president of the Michigan Historical Commission, unco...