Editing Taylor, Michigan (section)

===Predecessor===
The city of Taylor traces its origins back to when it was originally part of [[Ecorse Township, Michigan|Ecorse Township]] to the west. At this time the land was mostly rural farm land with little development.<ref name="early-history" />

The first landowner in the area was Peter Coan, who purchased an {{convert|80|acre|ha|adj=on}} parcel from the US government in 1830. The Coan family name continues through the existence of the artificial Coan Lake in [[Heritage Park (Taylor, Michigan)|Heritage Park]], which was named in his honor.<ref name=early-history>{{cite web |url = https://www.cityoftaylor.com/388/Early-Taylor |title = Early Taylor |publisher = City of Taylor |access-date = March 6, 2021 }}</ref>