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As the whole concept of mocking the name of the city which I live in has become a regular thing around here, I thought it was time to do the research and set the record straight.
"Augustus B. Woodward was a prominent Detroit judge who purchased the land on the Huron River and decided in 1825 to name the new village Ypsilanti. At this time, people in the United States were reading about the Greek War of Independence through newspaper accounts. The story of Greece fighting for their independence from Turkey struck a chord in the United States because they saw a connection between this struggle and the American Revolution. Woodward could have read about Demetrius Ypsilanti in the Detroit Gazette. Ypsilanti sent letters to European and American newspapers asking for financial support of the independence movement. This proclamation was published in the Detroit Gazette in 1821.
Demetrius Ypsilanti (spelled Demetrios Ypsilantis, in Greek) was born to a prominent Greek family of five children in 1793. He grew up in Russia and studied at the Paris Military Academy. Demetrius and his brother Alexandrios joined a secret "Society of Friends" to raise money and support for Greek Independence from Turkey (much like the Sons of Liberty in the American Independence movement)."
So take the spelling up with the Greeks.
Last edited by NewRomantic; 11-13-2005 at 01:07 PM..