History
Ann Arbor's city parks sit on the ancestral and traditional homelands of several indigenous Native peoples. Read a
land acknowledgement from the city and learn more about the early history of the land
here.
The land that comprises what is now Manchester Park was acquired by the city in 1964. The park was originally called Washtenaw-Manchester Park, and it bordered a park called "Park Washtenaw" which is land that is owned by Washtenaw County but was leased and maintained by the city from 1964 until 1982. The city and the county agreed to end the lease in 1982, so that all of the county-owned land, which is now County Farm Park, could be maintained by the county.