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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Oakland County, Michigan
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| Near Coolidge Highway at Rosemont Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Leaders in the Berkley territory became keenly interested in becoming an incorporated village in the Spring of 1922, believing that more recognition could be received than if the district remained unincorporated. Officials advocated incorporation on . . . — — Map (db m96229) HM |
| Near Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1) at West Twelve Mile Road. |
| | The Roseland Park Mausoleum was the largest public mausoleum in the United States when it was dedicated in 1914. Designed by Detroit architect Louis Kamper (1861-1953), the classically inspired, two-story building contains 1,300 crypts. Before . . . — — Map (db m33026) HM |
| On North Old Woodward Avenue at Hamilton Road, on the left when traveling north on North Old Woodward Avenue. |
| | In 1915, Samuel Oliver Wylie Bell, at one time Village Trustee, bought out his partner George Daines in the combined furniture store and undertaking establishment and built a two story brick structure. In 1929, the store was remodeled and S.S. . . . — — Map (db m86485) HM |
| On West Maple Road at Pierce Street, on the right when traveling west on West Maple Road. |
| | This building was erected by Billy McBride in 1925. It is located on the site of an old fire-hose drying tower, which was built in 1892 and razed in 1920. After Hallock's Grocery closed, McBride expanded his candy store and restaurant into the . . . — — Map (db m86302) HM |
| On Martin Street at Pierce Street, on the right when traveling east on Martin Street. |
| | City Hall was built in 1928 and housed the village and township offices, as well as, the fire and police departments. The tower was used for drying fire hoses until about 1950. It was also designed to accommodate a clock. A Civic Center plan, . . . — — Map (db m86291) HM |
| On West Maple Road 0.1 miles west of Old Woodward Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The two story brick building was erected before 1920, by Mr. Ford, who had a paint and hardware business in the west side of the first floor. In the east side there was a 5 & 10’ Store. In 1923, there was a severe fire in the building which resulted . . . — — Map (db m86290) HM |
| On North Old Woodward Avenue at West Maple Road, on the left when traveling north on North Old Woodward Avenue. |
| | This structure was built in 1896 by Frank Ford, who built the Ford-Peabody House in 1878. The corner was occupied by Levinson's Department Store from 1897 to 1916. Two smaller businesses occupied units at the extreme west and north ends. The First . . . — — Map (db m86377) HM |
| On Oak Street west of Hazelwood Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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The oldest section of Greenwood Cemetery comprises land purchased from the federal government by Dr. Ziba Swan of Albany, New York, in 1821. The first interments on the one-half-acre parcel set aside by Swan for a cemetery occurred . . . — — Map (db m140346) HM |
| On North Old Woodward Avenue at Hamilton Road, on the left when traveling north on North Old Woodward Avenue. |
| | Elmer Huston had this building constructed with two stores on the ground level and apartments above in 1923. It housed the post office and a variety store from 1924 to 1928. In 1929, the Mulholland Dry Goods Company moved into both spaces. The . . . — — Map (db m86486) HM |
| On South Old Woodward Avenue at Maple Road, on the right when traveling south on South Old Woodward Avenue. |
| | Dr. Daniel Johnston, dentist, and Dr. Ninian T. Shaw, a physician, had this two story brick commercial building erected in 1905. The facade of this building was extended north to include the O'Neal Building (112 South Old Woodward) and give the . . . — — Map (db m86303) HM |
| On South Old Woodward Avenue at East Merrill Street, on the left when traveling south on South Old Woodward Avenue. |
| | The Briggs Investment Company and John H. Kunsky Theatrical Enterprises erected this large building in 1926 to contain shops, offices, a bowling alley in the basement, and a motion picture theater with facilities for vaudeville productions. The . . . — — Map (db m86304) HM |
| On North Old Woodward Avenue at Hamilton Road, on the left when traveling north on North Old Woodward Avenue. |
| | This red brick building was erected in the 1880's by William Erity and his son-in-law, Chauncy Nixon. The Erity family and later the Nixon family owned and operated a mill near the corner of Evergreen Road and Riverside Drive in Beverly Hills. The . . . — — Map (db m86379) HM |
| On North Old Woodward Avenue at West Maple Road, on the right when traveling north on North Old Woodward Avenue. |
| | In 1919, on the former site of the old National Hotel, George Mitchell and Almeron Whitehead erected this building to house the First National Bank and various shops. Throughout the decades, different banks have occupied this building, including the . . . — — Map (db m86378) HM |
| On West Maple Road at Pierce Street, on the right when traveling west on West Maple Road. |
| | Fred V. Quarton erected this building in 1916 on the site of the family home of his wife, Emma Blakeslee. Through the years, the facade at street level has changed several times, but the second floor has kept its original appearance even including . . . — — Map (db m86301) HM |
| On East Maple Road at Peabody Street, on the left when traveling west on East Maple Road. |
| | These townhouses were built as two story attached dwelling units in the Arts and Crafts style in 1916. Their use is commercial now, but their appearance is still very much as it originally was. — — Map (db m86369) HM |
| On Kensington Road 0.4 miles north of Wattles Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Responding to a request from the Antoine Beaubien family, five religious of the French order of the Sacred Heart came from New York to Detroit in 1851. The religious opened a school on Jefferson Avenue in June of that year with ten day students and . . . — — Map (db m68347) HM |
| On Franklin Road at West 14 Mile Road, on the left when traveling north on Franklin Road. |
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In 1837, Colonel Peter Van Every erected a flouring mill on the banks of the Franklin River. For a time, this mill was the only gristmill in Oakland County at which a farmer could sell wheat for cash money.
A potashery was erected in 1838 at . . . — — Map (db m98769) HM |
| On North Main Street (State Highway 15) at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. |
| | The brothers came from New York State.
Jeremiah Clark came first, at age 41 in 1831, to explore his fortune in Michigan Territory. His brother Nelson, eighteen years younger, joined Jeremiah in 1838 in buying 2,000 acres of land in . . . — — Map (db m128225) HM |
| On North Main Street (State Highway 15) south of Clarkston Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | It has been a building of many uses for many people.
It was built as Clarkston High School in 1910 and students learned and played here until 1930. In recent years, it was a community center and the Independence Township Hall. But in 1940 the . . . — — Map (db m128228) HM |
| On Maybee Road at Cecelia Ann Avenue on Maybee Road. |
| | Although burials were made here as early as 1836 it was 1849 before residents of Sashibaw Plains formed Sashabaw Burial Association for purposes of "fencing, improving, ornamenting, and keeping the burying ground ... in proper repair." A center . . . — — Map (db m134658) HM |
| On Maybee Road near Cecelia Ann Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
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This church structure, one of the oldest in the Detroit Presbytery, was erected by a church building society which was organized on January 20, 1855. A fine example of the classic New England church, it was dedicated in June, 1856, as the house . . . — — Map (db m134653) HM |
| On North Main Street (State Highway 15) 0.1 miles south of Clarkston Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Nelson Washington Clark was a builder.
He and his brother Jeremiah joined the flow of pioneers in the 1830s from New York State to Michigan where they bought 2,000 acres of land along the Clinton River in Independence Township. Nelson and his . . . — — Map (db m128227) HM |
| On West Commerce Road 0.2 miles west of Carroll Lake Road/South Commerce Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Commerce Roller Mill, built in 1837 by Amasa Andrews and Joseph and Asa Farr, harnessed the water power of the Huron River. It served the farm communities of western Oakland County for ninety years, closing in 1927. The mill's owners included . . . — — Map (db m99137) HM |
| On North Commerce Road 0.2 miles south of East Commerce Road/West Wise Road. |
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Commerce United Methodist Congregation
A Methodist Episcopal class, which later became a church society, was organized in Commerce in 1838. For many years, it was part of the Farmington Circuit. The Reverend Daniel C. Jacokes was the . . . — — Map (db m99136) HM |
| On Commerce Road 0.3 miles east of Carroll Lake Road/South Commerce Road, on the left when traveling east. |
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Commerce Township's first burial ground was laid out on the Bela Armstrong farm (then owned by his widow) in 1834. Most of the burials were relocated here in 1837 when the Baptist Church of Commerce platted the Baptist Burying . . . — — Map (db m99138) HM |
| On Grand River Avenue at Oakland Street, on the left when traveling west on Grand River Avenue. |
| | Buildings and sites of historic interest
1. First Post Office, 1825 (23925 Farmington Road)
2. Approximate site of first school, 1826
3. Site of first saw mill, 1826
4. Oldest frame house in Farmington, 1824
5. Site of first . . . — — Map (db m85016) HM |
| On Farmington Road at Grand River Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Farmington Road. |
| | The building was constructed in 1876 by the Township of Farmington and the Farmington Masonic Lodge No. 151. The Township government occupied the first floor of the building until 1963 when a new Township facility was constructed. The Masonic Lodge . . . — — Map (db m85139) HM |
| On Farmington Road at Shiawassee Street, on the left when traveling north on Farmington Road. |
| | The original house was built on this site in 1825 for Dr. Ezekiel Webb, Farmington's first physician. Dr. Webb was appointed as Farmington's first postmaster in 1826. This house served as a Post Office, physician's office and as a residence for the . . . — — Map (db m85098) HM |
| On Grand River Avenue at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on Grand River Avenue. |
| | In the 1820's, members of the Society of Friends played a key role in the settlement of several Michigan communities. Farmington was founded in 1824 by Arthur Power, a Quaker from Farmington, New York. In 1831, what was apparently Michigan's first . . . — — Map (db m85104) HM |
| On Grand River Avenue 0.1 miles east of Wilmarth Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This large white Civil War Era house in the center of Farmington's historic district has been the residence of the Warner family for many decades. Here lived Fred M. Warner, governor of Michigan from 1905 to 1911. Born in England in 1865, Warner . . . — — Map (db m85141) HM |
| Near Oakland Street at Farmington Road. |
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This plaque is issued by the
Historical Society of Michigan
in recognition of
Heeney-Sundquist
Funeral Home, Inc.
founded in 1850
for more than 100 years of
continuous operation in service
to the people of Michigan
and for . . . — — Map (db m104152) HM |
| On Grand River Avenue at Warner Street, on the left when traveling east on Grand River Avenue. |
| | Sixteen pioneers organized the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1829. The congregation dedicated its first church building in 1844. When that church burned in 1920, Detroit architects and church members Wells Butterfield and his daughter Emily . . . — — Map (db m85391) HM |
| On Grand River Avenue at Tana Court, on the left when traveling east on Grand River Avenue. |
| | This peaceful area of natural beauty was donated by Arthur Power, Farmington founder, from his original holdings for use as a non-denominational cemetery. The first person to die in Farmington was a Mr. Green, the village cobbler, who was interred . . . — — Map (db m85207) HM |
| On Shiawassee Street west of Raphael Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Potawatomi, the Algonquin-speaking tribe most closely associated with this region, were often more friendly to the French and British than to the Americans. Religious and unwarlike, they had no permanent village here as they considered . . . — — Map (db m85206) HM |
| On Shiawassee Road at Farmington Road, on the right when traveling west on Shiawassee Road. |
| | Two Indian Trails crossed at this point: the Orchard Lake Trail running north and south, and the Shiawassee Trail running east and west. In 1824, a Quaker settlement began to develop around this point. In the 1850's, the settlement expanded . . . — — Map (db m85158) HM |
| On Grand River Avenue at Warner Street, on the left when traveling west on Grand River Avenue. |
| | Long before our everyday journeys,
people traveled along this important road. This was once the Grand River Trail, a pathway Native Americans followed across Michigan before European settlement. Farmington founder Arthur Power came here along . . . — — Map (db m85441) HM |
| | In the spring of 1953, Eleanor Olney Spicer age 12 was walking her dog, a toy Manchester terrier named Stuart Little, after the children's book, Stuart Little by E.B. White. Suddenly Stuart noticed a small animal and chased it into a drainpipe and . . . — — Map (db m46697) HM |
| On West Twelve Mile Road at Inkster Road, on the right when traveling east on West Twelve Mile Road. |
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Buckhorn Corners was a hamlet in the early days of Farmington Township. A pioneer carpenter, Timothy Tolman, built an early frame house at Buckhorn Corners in 1828.
In the same year, the Tibbits Sawmill went into business half a mile south, . . . — — Map (db m136084) HM |
| On Haggerty Road 0.2 miles south of Nine Mile Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | A native of Ontario County, New York, David Simmons moved to this area around 1827. Here he farmed, eventually acquiring 156 acres of land. He built this Greek Revival house around 1843. It features a field stone foundation, hand-hewn timbers and . . . — — Map (db m155832) HM |
| On Ardmore Drive at Bond Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Ardmore Drive. |
| | This Storybook Tudor with faux thatch roof was designed by Emily Butterfield of Farmington, Michigan's first female architect. In 1925, Great Lakes Land Corp. President Edward E. Beals developed the Oaklands subdivision emphasizing country living on . . . — — Map (db m136011) HM |
| On Middelbelt Road 0.3 miles north of Northwestern Highway (State Highway 10), on the right when traveling north. |
| | This is the only existing one-room schoolhouse in the area used continuously for educational purposes. It was built on land donated for a public school and named after George German, one of an English group who settled here in 1835. It provided . . . — — Map (db m136187) HM |
| On Thirteen Mile Road near Glen Oaks Boulevard West, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This graceful English-style stone clubhouse, completed in 1925, was designed by Butterfield and Butterfield of Farmington. In 1923 developers began the Oakland Subdivision housing development. The clubhouse and its adjoining nine-hole public golf . . . — — Map (db m135932) HM |
| | Built c. 1918 — — Map (db m105657) HM |
| | Built in 1926 — — Map (db m105641) HM |
| On Farmington Road at West Ten Mile Road, on the right when traveling west on Farmington Road. |
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This Federalist Revival House was designed by talented architect Marcus Burrowes for Kirby White, an executive of Ferry Morse Seed Company. In the 1930s Ferry Morse was the largest seed company in the world. This house is considered the work of a . . . — — Map (db m105570) HM |
| On Farmington Road at Glenn Valley Drive, on the right when traveling north on Farmington Road. |
| | Lemuel and Lucy Botsford were Quakers. From Salisbury, Connecticut, they moved to Lyons, New York, and in 1836 to Farmington's Quaker settlement. In 1837 the Botsfords built this Greek Revival house on what became known as Botsford Hill. The house . . . — — Map (db m105576) HM |
| On Twelve Mile Road at Parkhill Street, on the right when traveling west on Twelve Mile Road. |
| | This centennial business marked its 100th year in 1993. In 1893 Francis J. McCabe purchased the Detroit funeral home of Frank Gibb at Cass and Grand River. In 1902 he moved to Canfield and Grand River, again moving in 1904 to Hudson and Grand River . . . — — Map (db m104089) HM |
| On Farmington Road south of West Fourteen Mile Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Established here around 1850, this was a small village containing a post office, a blacksmith shop, a cheese factory, general stores and about ten homes. It was a collecting point for milk from surrounding farms. A cemetery, south of here, still . . . — — Map (db m136040) HM |
| On Farmington Road south of Walnut Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Association for Cemetery and Burial Purposes was begun on the 20th of September, 1838, to deal with the business of the cemetery which was located on land donated by the Wm. L. Coonley family. This private organization, still in existence, . . . — — Map (db m136012) HM |
| On Drake Road at Howard Road, on the left when traveling north on Drake Road. |
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Three mills and a small village, including a cooper's shop, a soap factory, a shoemaker's shop, a slaughterhouse and a tannery comprised Sleepy Hollow in the 1830's. In 1827 a grist mill was built on this spot along this rapidly flowing branch of . . . — — Map (db m104091) HM |
| | Built c. 1880 — — Map (db m105662) HM |
| | Architect Marcus Burrowes designed this lovely home in 1925 for David and Martha Gray. Burrowes selected the site and built the house to blend with the land, yet retain an historic English architectural form.
The Grays never lived in the house. . . . — — Map (db m79852) HM |
| On Inkster Road at Twelve Mile Road, on the right when traveling south on Inkster Road. |
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This lovely complex was dedicated on Thanksgiving Day, 1929. It is an outgrowth of a foundling and maternity hospital called the House of Providence, administered by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul, established in 1851 . . . — — Map (db m136118) HM |
| On Ardmore 0.3 miles north of Thirteen Mile Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Wells D. Butterfield and his daughter Emily (the state's first licensed woman architect) designed this house for Edward and Evelyn Chene. The house was built in 1927 as part of "The Oaklands," one of the first subdivisions in Farmington Township. . . . — — Map (db m135938) HM |
| On Howard Road at Drake Road, on the left when traveling west on Howard Road. |
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Water power! Before the advent of the steam engine, water provided the energy needed to run mills for grinding the grain into flour for our ancestor's table and to cut the lumber for their homes. In the early 1800's this middle branch of the . . . — — Map (db m104109) HM |
| On West Twelve Mile Road west of Balmoral Way, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This cemetery, now known as the East Farmington Cemetery, is the oldest in Farmington. Mrs. Stanford M. Utley, who died as a result of a fall as she alighted from a wagon upon completion of her long trip from New York, was the first settler to be . . . — — Map (db m136113) HM |
| On Grand River Avenue at Michigan Highway 5, on the right when traveling east on Grand River Avenue. |
| | The first country inn in Farmington was the log home of Solomon Walker, opened in 1827. A gala celebration was held there for New Year's Eve 1828, followed by the first Township meeting in 1829. East of his log house Walker built a Greek Revival . . . — — Map (db m84873) HM |
| On West Fourteen Mile Road west of Middlebelt Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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This 1841 Greek revival farmhouse was the home of Ward Eagle (1891-1967), Farmington Township Supervisor, Justice of the Peace and influential member of the Michigan Milk Producers Association.
The house was built by John Trick on land sold . . . — — Map (db m136056) HM |
| On East Nine Mile Road east of Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1), on the left when traveling west. |
| | This beautiful historic building was constructed and then destroyed by fire in 1914. Known as The Ferndale School, it was re-built in time for the 1915 school year. Eventually known as The Central School, in the 1920's it was remodeled for District . . . — — Map (db m107989) HM |
| On Nine Mile Road at Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1), on the right when traveling west on Nine Mile Road. |
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Shortly after midnight on August 12, 1917, Oakland County Deputy Sheriff Albert Anderson arrived at Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue on the interurban railway car. After disembarking, he noticed a suspicious man in front of a nearby business. . . . — — Map (db m108384) HM |
| On East Nine Mile Road at Bermuda Street, on the left when traveling west on East Nine Mile Road. |
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Evangelical Association
Historical Site
165 E. Nine Mile
The Evangelical Association was the first church founded in Ferndale and the congregation began meeting in 1916 in a storefront on Woodward Avenue as the . . . — — Map (db m155340) HM |
| Near Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1) at Nine Mile Road. |
| | At the southwest corner is the Ferndale Center Building. Originally named the C.H. Harrison Building, it housed the newly incorporated Ferndale City Hall offices in the 1930's. For many years, this three story building was the tallest structure in . . . — — Map (db m108232) HM |
| On East Nine Mile Road east of Woodward Avenue (Michigan Highway 1), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Constructed in 1915 — — Map (db m34228) HM |
| On West Nine Road, on the left when traveling west. |
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Ferndale State Bank
Historical Site
141 W. Nine Mile
The Ferndale State Bank was the second bank in Ferndale, setting up shop within the former C.F. Smith Grocery store on July 1, 1924. Their early successes allowed . . . — — Map (db m155338) HM |
| On West Nine Mile Road 0.1 miles west of Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1), on the right when traveling west. |
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In the early years of the Village of Ferndale, most of the businesses were located on Woodward Avenue because Nine Mile Road was categorized as residential. The houses located on the street were primarily on the north side. On the south side the . . . — — Map (db m155329) HM |
| On Nine Mile Road at Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1), on the right when traveling west on Nine Mile Road. |
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"It's not fair." These were the last anguished words whispered by Vincent Chin as he lay dying, the victim of a hate crime on June 19, 1982. His words became a rallying cry for the Asian American community outraged at the lenient sentences his . . . — — Map (db m108319) HM |
| On Nine Mile Road at Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1), on the right when traveling west on Nine Mile Road. |
| | The State Bar of Michigan 34th Michigan Legal Milestone marker commemorates Ferndale as the birthplace in 1983 of the pan-ethnic Asian American civil and victim's rights movement resulting in the formation of the civil rights organization . . . — — Map (db m108321) HM |
| On Eight Mile Road (State Highway 102) at Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1), on the right when traveling west on Eight Mile Road. |
| | During the 1950s, as Oakland County's population soared, the corner of Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue became the most congested crossroad in Michigan. The solution, envisioned in a plan created by Detroit and its surrounding counties in the . . . — — Map (db m31894) HM |
| On West Nine Mile Road, on the left when traveling west. |
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Pioneer & Merriman Apartments
Historical Site
195 W. Nine Mile
During the early development of the West Nine Mile business area, two apartment buildings were constructed. The first was the Pioneer Apartments, . . . — — Map (db m155336) HM |
| Near Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1) at Nine Mile Road. |
| | At the northwest corner was the first two story brick commercial and office building in Ferndale, home to Leonard's Drugs in the 1920's and McMillan's Drugs in the 1940's. Two well-known businesses, Federal Department Store and Radio City, . . . — — Map (db m108287) HM |
| Near Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1) at Nine Mile Road. |
| | A Ferndale landmark, the Crow's Nest served as an early traffic signal at this intersection of Nine Mile and Woodward Avenue. The structure was created to hold policemen high above heavy traffic to direct traffic in a safe environment. The Crow's . . . — — Map (db m108383) HM |
| On Nine Mile Road at Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1), on the right when traveling west on Nine Mile Road. |
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First incorporated in 1917, Ferndale's early development as a streetcar suburb of Detroit resulted in Ferndale having a small downtown and traditional high density development patterns. The streetcar system, with its fond memories, served . . . — — Map (db m108386) HM |
| Near Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1) at Nine Mile Road. |
| | Originally built as a one-story building at the NE corner, and later that decade, a second story was added. On July 16, 1988, a stolen '88 Buick ran three red lights on northbound Woodward and broadsided an eastbound Pontiac at E. Nine Mile Rd. The . . . — — Map (db m108250) HM |
| Near Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1) at Nine Mile Road. |
| | Located at the southwest corner is the Professional Building, which replaced the Aston-Wallace Building during the widening of Woodward and is now located at the south end of the same block. Cunningham's Drug Store opened at this corner in 1931, . . . — — Map (db m108277) HM |
| On Scenic Drive at Franklin Road, on the right when traveling west on Scenic Drive. |
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In 1827 Elijah Bullock, one of the founders of the Stoughton Bullock Settlement (renamed Franklin in 1828), set aside land for a burial ground. This parcel, known as "the Old Plat," is in the southeast corner of the cemetery. The . . . — — Map (db m98761) HM |
| On Normandy Road at Wellington Road, on the left when traveling north on Normandy Road. |
| | "United Methodist in Affiliation
Ecumenical in spirit"
The first Franklin village church was organized in 1840 by Reverend Laban Smith. A building was constructed on German Mill Street and dedicated in 1863.
This santuary was dedicated . . . — — Map (db m98770) HM |
| On Franklin Road at Carol Road when traveling north on Franklin Road. |
| | Founded in 1824-25, Franklin received its present name in 1828. First postmaster was Dr. Ebenezer Raynale, state legislator and physician. The William Huston store, opened in 1830, was the forerunner of a business center that later included the . . . — — Map (db m98766) HM |
| On Franklin Road at Romany Way, on the right when traveling north on Franklin Road. |
| | Michigan's Territorial Council passed a law in 1827 requiring every township with fifty or more inhabitants to establish a school. Thus, the following year, the first school in Southfield Township was erected in Franklin Village. Sophie Gotie taught . . . — — Map (db m98767) HM |
| On Carol Avenue at Normandy Road, on the left when traveling west on Carol Avenue. |
| | The Kregers were descendents of early Franklin settlers who lived on this farm when it was located on Scenic Drive. The buildings were relocated here on December 18, 2008 and restored through the efforts of Franklin Villagers. — — Map (db m98771) HM |
| On Carol Avenue at Normandy Road, on the left on Carol Avenue. |
| | In 1962, Robert E. Cornillie had a vision to transform this 6 acres into what is now known as the Franklin Community Association Grounds. Through his hard work and dedication to the Village this park was created to be enjoyed by Village residents . . . — — Map (db m98773) HM |
| On West Livingston Road at John Street, on the left when traveling west on West Livingston Road. |
| | Highland's Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1865. Lester and George St. John built this structure in 1886 on three lots donated by J.B. and Betsey Crouse. In 1946 the former Hickory Ridge School, was added to the Victorian church with the . . . — — Map (db m159716) HM |
| Near Town Center Drive at Highland Road (Michigan Highway 59) when traveling north. |
| | In 1846 Major F. Lockwood built a dam and sawmill on Pettibone Creek northeast of Livingston and Harvey Lake Roads. This sawmill supplied lumber to Highland's earliest settlers until it burned in 1863. In 1867 Chester Chatfield build a cider mill at . . . — — Map (db m20487) HM |
| On West Livingston Road at North John Street, on the left when traveling east on West Livingston Road. |
| | In 1872 Almon Ruggles and Germain St. John platted a village called Highland Centre on land between Milford Road and the new railroad. They named two of the village's streets after themselves, while a third honored late Governor Henry H. Crapo. . . . — — Map (db m78693) HM |
| On Lone Tree Road 1.6 miles west of South Milford Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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Squire and Dolly Rowe, who settled here in 1835, built this elegant, cut fieldstone house in 1855. The solid cobblestone, beaded mortar joint construction is highlighted by the pleasing and sophisticated use of delicate scrollwork under the eaves . . . — — Map (db m125205) HM |
| Near South Hickory Ridge Road 0.5 miles south of Highland Road (State Highway 59), on the left when traveling south. |
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The need for a burying ground arose soon after Highland's first settlers arrived in the 1830s. They "laid out" an acre for cemetery use in 1835-36. The Highland Baptist Church bought the land in 1841. In 1915, at the urging of the . . . — — Map (db m159690) HM |
| On Battle Alley at South Broad Street, on the left when traveling west on Battle Alley. |
| | This historic district was once the scene of frequent brawls. In 1880, an uproar between local rowdies and workers of a traveling circus rendered so many bruised, beaten, and jailed, that this street was thus named "Battle Alley." Carry A. Nation, . . . — — Map (db m34527) HM |
| On Martha Street at John Street, on the right when traveling east on Martha Street. |
| | Henry Howland Crapo (1804-1869)--wealthy lumberman, Republican, state senator (1863-64) and governor of Michigan (1865-68)--owned prosperous lumberyards in Holly, Fenton and Flint. Lumber and railroads were essential elements in the development of . . . — — Map (db m34494) HM |
| On South Saginaw Street at Civic Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Saginaw Street. |
| | Holly's Town Hall has been a center of community activity since it was built in 1892. Holly Township in Oakland County was formally organized in 1838, and the Village of Holly was incorporated in 1865. The two local governments decided to join . . . — — Map (db m34541) HM |
| On South Broad Street south of Hadley Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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Beginnings of a Settlement
Settlers were attracted to the southern end of Holly because of the Shiawassee River. In the early 1820's, Ira C. Alger arrived to establish the first settlement. In 1843, Alger dammed the river at the border of . . . — — Map (db m142293) HM |
| On LaSalle Boulevard east of Newport Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1890, Fred A. Baker, an attorney and former state legislator, purchased 320 acres of land in Royal Oak Township. He developed the land into the Black Meadow Dairy Farm, one of the area's largest dairies. This Colonial Revival house was built in . . . — — Map (db m34269) HM |
| Near Woodward Avenue near I-696. |
| | Dedicated to the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces known as the "Polar Bears".
From September 4, 1918, to June 15, 1919, fifty-five hundred American Soldiers of the 339th Infantry regiment (with elements of the 310th Engineers and the . . . — — Map (db m91098) HM |
| On Kern Road north of East Clarkston Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Joseph Jackson built one of the first sawmills in Orion Township on this site in 1825. During the nineteenth century the waters of Paint Creek powered machines that cut logs into board lumber and ground wheat into flour. In 1835, Powell Carpenter . . . — — Map (db m137878) HM |
| Near Clarkston Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | John Howarth provided the land on which this Greek Revival schoolhouse was built in 1859. The building served the community as a place of worship for the Howarth United Methodist Church and as an Oakland County school. The Methodists moved to a new . . . — — Map (db m78025) HM |
| On East Flint Street at South Slater Street, on the right when traveling east on East Flint Street. |
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Methodist missionaries preached here in the 1820s, and in 1833 a class was organized. Services were held in homes and schoolhouses, and in 1853 several denominations combined to build a union church. The cornerstone of the present building was . . . — — Map (db m133647) HM |
| On North Broadway Street at East Church Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broadway Street. |
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This Carpenter Gothic style house was built in 1879 for Joshua C. Predmore (1837-1912). A Civil War veteran, Predmore was on guard duty at the White House the night President Lincoln was assassinated. He was mustered out of the service in 1868. . . . — — Map (db m133637) HM |
| On West Scripps Road east of Joslyn Road, on the left when traveling east. |
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Behind these gates lies the country estate
built in 1927 by William E. Scripps, heir to the Detroit News fortune and a talented early aviator, inventor, and radio pioneer. He joined his nephew James Scripps Booth in forming the . . . — — Map (db m133626) HM |
| On West Scripps Road east of Joslyn Road, on the left when traveling east. |
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William E. Scripps
As the son of James E. Scripps, founder of the Detroit (Evening) News, William E. Scripps (1882-1952) was heir to a publishing fortune. He preferred engineering, however, and sought to use engineering and science . . . — — Map (db m133601) HM |
| On Milmine Road at Race Street, on the right when traveling south on Milmine Road. |
| | Constructed c. 1851 — — Map (db m109754) HM |
| On Drahner Road 0.1 miles east of Walker Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In 1843 Addison Township settler Ernest Mann donated one acre of land to the local community for use as a cemetery. The cemetery has since expanded to more than eleven acres. Among the first to be buried here was Private Derrick Hulick, a veteran of . . . — — Map (db m109699) HM |
| On West Liberty Street 0.1 miles east of Cabinet Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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This landmark building commands attention
as the Pettibone Creek Hydroelectric Station. It was built in 1938-39 to harness the precious power of water for Ford's Carburetor Plant, now gone. It remains as a reminder of Milford's "village . . . — — Map (db m125348) HM |
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