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.
This is an Ed Beach photograph of the Deer Creek Mill Ruins, 1938, Deerfield Township, Livingston County, Michigan.
Deer Creek was established around 1875, in Deerfield Township, Livingston County, Michigan. It's nickname was "Howberg" after an early pioneer, Jon How. At one time, Deer Creek had a post office, pond, grocery and dry goods store, saloon, blacksmiths, sawmill and a gristmill.