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  • This photograph is of Woodruff Mill,which was located near the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road, and East Grand River Avenue, in Brighton. 

    This Mill was a destination for farmers living in Brighton Township and Green Oak Township.   This photograph shows the ruins of dam, Brighton - 1935 and was a 
    Detroit News photograph.
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  • This photograph is of Woodruff Mill,which was located near the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road, and East Grand River Avenue, in Brighton. 

    This Mill was a destination for farmers living in Brighton Township and Green Oak Township.   This photograph shows the ruins of dam, Brighton - 1935
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  • This photograph is of Woodruff Mill,which was located near the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road, and East Grand River Avenue, in Brighton. 

    This Mill was a destination for farmers living in Brighton Township and Green Oak Township.   This photograph shows the ruins of old water wheel at the mill and dam, Brighton - 1935.   Credit for this photograph goes to Ed Beach.
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  • This photograph is of Woodruff Mill,which was located near the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road, and East Grand River Avenue, in Brighton. 

    This Mill was a destination for farmers living in Brighton Township and Green Oak Township.   This photograph shows the ruins of old water wheel at the mill and dam, Brighton - 1935.   Credit for this photograph goes to Ed Beach.
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  • 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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  • This image isof Cashway Lumber, 525 Main Street, Brighton, 1970.
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  • These photographs are of the exterior Burk's Woodland Motel, 8029 West Grand River Avenue, Brighton, Michigan,  1955.

    By 1985, the motel was known as the "Woodland Lake Motel" and was owned by Sharmishtha "Sammy" Patel at least until 2000.
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  • The Millpond was home to a flock of wild ducks. Town Hall, center, was built in 1879. twelve years after the village was incorporated. Originally, the lower level was the fire department, while the village government business was conducted on the 2nd floor. In 1966, the beautiful little structure became the City Library and was assured it's continued preservation.

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  • This is a collection of photographs from Unified Industries, Incorporated.  Unified Industries opened in 1953 at 1033 Sutton Street, Howell, Michigan.  A cement building for their factory was built on Thompson Lake at the old fairgrounds.  The plant manager and part owner, John F. Miller, is featured in the two portaits included in this collection.

    Unified Industries made aircraft and automobile parts, using steel and plastic.   The photographs show the production areas where car bumpers and other parts were made in 1957 and into the 1960's.  Later, they produced rail trolleys and bridge cranes tracks.  In 2017, Unified Industries joined Columbus McKinnon and moved their factory to Brighton in 2019.  The new location is 740 Advance, Brighton, Michigan.
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  • This is an image of the Vagabond Coach Manufacturing Company, Brighton, Michigan, 1960.

    The company also had a branch in New Hudson, Michigan.
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