Ypsilanti History Trivia Quiz Answers

(Answers for the Trivia Quiz) 1. Benjamin Woodruff 2. Alpha Washtenaw Bryan 3. Walter Oakman, a young immigrant from Ireland, in 1824. 4. Father Gabriel Richard, Roman Catholic priest and vice-president of U of M. 5. Judge Augustus Woodward 6. Jonathan G. Morton, a native of Massachusetts. His store, a log building, was located on the northwest corner of Huron and Pearl Streets. 7. The teacher, Olive Gorton, rowed them across morning and night. 8. The Ypsilanti Republican, edited by John Wallace, was published from 1837-38. 9. At the corner of Michigan Ave. and Summit Street. The second was laid out on the site of Prospect Park. Highland Cemetery opened in 1864. 10. Mack and Mack. 11. Owen Mineral Water. 12. The Ypsilanti Opera House - on the ceiling.