Elizabeth Park in Trenton is 162 acres of respite from the hustle and bustle of the Downriver industry that surrounds it and has its roots deep in Michigan history.

Wyandot Native Americans inhabited the village of Maguagon along the Detroit River before the first Europeans arrived. In 1816, Major Abram Caleb Truax settled this area as Truaxton after deciding to stay following the War of 1812. In 1855, it was incorporated as the Village of Trenton.

A businessman and landowner, Giles Bryan Slocum arrived in 1834 and built the first dock along the Detroit River. He purchased three miles of riverfront and built a 162-acre estate on what he called Slocum's Island. It is now known as Elizabeth Park.

His daughter Elizabeth Nichols inherited the property after her mother Sophia Truax died in 1

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