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  • Pettysville Mill, Pinckney, Michigan

    This is a photograph of the Pettysville's Mill, 8289 Pettysville Road, Pinckney, Michigan. 

    This mill was built in 1842 by Seth Petty.  In 1925, the mill and ten acre property was bought by Ralph Otwell.  He replaced the old frame mill with a fieldstone millhouse.  It appears in this picture as a permanent home but now has a  flat roof.

    The year of this picture is unknown.
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  • Old Grist Mill, Hartland, Michigan,  1931 

    This is a photograph of an Old Grist Mill, Hartland, Michigan, 1931.

    The name and exact location are unknown.
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  • Campbell Town Mill, Hamburg, Michigan, 1900

    This photograph was included in the book, "Memories: Hamburg Settlement Days - 150 Years", 1981, Edited by Pearl Ahnen.

    In the book, "The Campbell Town Mill and the area called 'Campbell Town' were named after Mr. Bradford Campbell who with Mr. Abel Peck settled in the area along Ore Creek from near Cowell Road to Maltby Road."  It was also called Campbellville.

    Mr. Peck and Mr. Campbell bult their mill on Ore Creek shortly after the mill was bult in Hamburg Villiage.  The mill was still in operation until 1907.

    They also noted, "It is difficult to get to the exact area where the mill stood, but in the early days, all area roads ran down to the Campbell Town Mill.   The dam broke often and one year it took the road by the mill with it".
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  • Peavy Mill Being Dismantled on Walnut Street in Howell, Michigan - 1955

    Peavy Mill Being Dismantled on Walnut Street in Howell, Michigan - 1955

    View July 6, 1955 Livingston County Press Article
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  • Howell Mill, A. F. Peavy and Son's, Howell, Michigan, 1915

    This is a photograph of the Howell Mill which was owned and operated by A.F. Peavy and Son's, Howell, Michigan, 1915.  The mill was located on North Walnut Street, Howell, Michigan.

    The persons in the photograph are unknown.
  • Mill At Parshallville, Michigan - 1918

    Mill At Parshallville, Michigan - 1918. There is a car in front of the mill. The sign on the mill reads Success Flour. Another building with a steeple is visible in the background.
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  • Mill At Parshallville, Michigan - 1850

    Mill At Parshallville, Michigan - 1850. The wording at the bottom of the photo is partially unreadable Flouring Mills Pashallville. There are people standing out front of the mill and a horse and buggy parked in front.
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  • Brighton, Michigan, 1911 Plat Map

    Photographs of the 1911 Brighton Village, Michigan plat map.

    Town Sections

    Shows Section 1, Section 2, Section 3, Section 4, McPherson's Addition, Dutcher Lot, J.B. Lee's Addition, McCauley's Addition, Gale's Plat.

    Water/Railroads

    Mud Lake, Ore Creek, Mill Pond, Detroit Lansing and Lake Michigan Railroad.
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  • Map of the City of Howell, Michigan and Vicinity - 1964

    Map of the City of Howell, Michigan and Vicinity - 1964

    Shows City of Howell (population 4861), Howell Airport, Thompson Lake,Cedar Creek, US-16/Grand River Ave., I-96, Crandall Rd., Bowen Rd., Brewer Rd., Byron Rd., Barron Rd., Fisher Rd., Oakgrove Rd., Highland Rd., Eager Rd., Latson Rd., Norton Rd., Peavy Rd., Pinckney Rd., Lucy Rd., Beck Rd., Burkhart Rd., Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and Ann Arbor Railroad.
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  • Chadwick's 1911 Map and Directory of Livingston County, Michigan

    This is a photograph of Chadwick's 1911 Map and Directory of Livingston County, Michigan
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