First Land Owners of Oakland County, Michigan
Author : Oakland County (Mich.). Committee on Land Records
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Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,9 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Reference
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Author : Oakland County (Mich.). Committee on Land Records
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,9 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Reference
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Author : Oakland County Genealogical Society (Michigan)
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Page : 177 pages
File Size : 12,84 MB
Release : 1981
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Author : Thaddeus De Witt Seeley
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Page : 554 pages
File Size : 43,21 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Oakland Co., Michigan
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Author : E. Gray Williams
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Page : 92 pages
File Size : 46,57 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Eaton County (Mich.)
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Page : 208 pages
File Size : 39,68 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Reference
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Page : 214 pages
File Size : 15,92 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Eaton County (Mich.)
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Author : E. Gray Williams
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Page : 100 pages
File Size : 28,90 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Land grants
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Author : Samuel W. Durant
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Page : 553 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 1877
Category : Oakland County (Mich.)
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Author : Hilda A. Taylor
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Page : 128 pages
File Size : 35,99 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Land titles
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Author : Sterling Township Public Library and Historical Commision
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 29,81 MB
Release : 2005-10-31
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1439632804
Sterling Township, located about 18 miles northeast of Detroit, was first settled after the Erie Canal was opened. The rich soil, relatively flat land, and the vital Clinton River attracted pioneer and immigrant families who arrived to establish farmsteads. The first influx of immigrants came mainly from the British Isles, and by the 1870s, German families had flocked to the area, raising dairy cattle and establishing farms. Belgians, arriving in the early 1900s, developed truck farminggrowing fruits and vegetables to sell every week at the farmers market in Detroit. Farm culture prevailed until the 1950s, when large industrial plants began moving in, bringing with them workers and a need for housing and city services. Sterling Township became the city of Sterling Heights in 1968, and this collection of photographs will showcase the families and the way of life in the early days of this community, a historic community that is now the fourth largest city in Michigan.