Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Wayne is located about 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a populat
Downtown Wayne
State Wayne Theater (1946)
Anthony Wayne was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and a Founding Father of the United States. He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military
Wayne, Michigan
…lots and a town square under the name Derby's Corners. In 1836, the name of the settlement was changed to Wayne, in honor of Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne. Soon a small hamlet began to develop, which was accelerated by the arrival of the Michigan Central Railroad in 1838. The Chicago Road that ran through…
Anthony Wayne (1745-1796). (Pastel by James Sharples, Sr., c. 1795; Independence National Historical Park.)
18th-century print of Wayne
1780 letter from Wayne to Israel Shreve
Statue of Wayne at Valley Forge, facing toward his home in nearby Paoli, Pennsylvania