Ypsilanti Township
Next time we meet, please advise me on how that township's name is pronounced.
I'm assuming the p is silent but honestly don't have a clue.
Rams
P not silent, Y silent. Everyone I know pronounces it Ip-sa-lan-ti. (not Yipsalanti) (Ipsi for short)
Established in 1825 under the name "Ypsilanti", after Demetrios Ypsilantis, a hero in the Greek War of Independence.
The Ypsilanti Water Tower (landmark), built in 1890 as a part of waterworks (and mighty phallic), with a bust of the Greek hero in front.
During college, the old traditional joke was that if a virgin ever graduated, the tower would fall over. So far so good.