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Howell Promenade Mall, Howell, Michigan, Aerial Photograph, 1951

This is an aerial photograph of the Howell Promenade Mall, Howell, Michigan, 1951.

The view is looking south with the southeast shore of Thompson Lake in the foreground, the Livingston County Garage dated 1933 to the east, then to south, Grand River Avenue, and the Promenade Mall. Also visible is Sutton Street off from North National and the beginnings of an industrial park.

The I-96 Expressway had not yet been built and one can see Lucy/Fisk Road extending south, unbroken by a highway.

Tags aerial photograph, howell, mall, thompson lake

Rotary Club, Howell City Park, 1964

This group of photographs shows members of the Howell Rotary Club planting trees at Howell City Park, 1964. Thompson Lake is visible in some of the photos. The names of the members are unknown.

Tags city park, howell, rotary club, thompson lake, unknown

Thompson Mill, Howell, Michigan

Moses Thompson and his family came to what was to become Howell in 1835. Thompson Lake was created by him when he dammed the stream and then built a sawmill. The dammed stream made three small lakes/ponds. The ponds were separated by swamps/tamaracks. While the first mill was owned by Moses Thompson, it was later owned by others.

The first picture is believed to be the home of Andrew O. Hutchings who later owned the mill. The next two pictures show a later Thompson Lake Dam and pipe with water coming in to work the mill. In the last picture, one can see the north end of Howell Lake (Thompson Lake), an area that is now surrounded by homes. In the foreground is the old wooden intake pipe to the mill. The water area in the foreground was the old village "swimming hole".

The exact dates of these photographs are unknown.

"The Howell Bicentennial Hisotry and Photographic Supplement", Windmill Publications, 1992.

Tags gristmill, howell, sawmill, thompson lake

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Howell Promenade Mall, Howell, Michigan, Aerial Photograph, 1951

Rotary Club, Howell City Park, 1964

Thompson Mill, Howell, Michigan

Canoeing on Thompson Lake, Howell, Michigan

Bathing in Thompson Lake, Howell, Michigan

Bathing in Thompson Lake, Howell, Michigan

Bathing in Thompson Lake, Howell, Michigan

Canoeing on Thompson Lake, Howell, Michigan

Thompson Lake Beach, Howell, Michigan

Thompson Lake Beach, Howell, Michigan