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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".
  • Peavy Mill Being Dismantled on Walnut Street in Howell, Michigan - 1955
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Thureson Lumber Company, 1301 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of Thureson Lumber Company, 1301 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    The date of this photograph is unknown.
  • Wright's Planing Mill, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of Wright's Planing Mill, located on South Michigan Avenue, south of Pere Marquette Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan.

    According to David Finney, "Images of America: Howell", John W. Wright first built a mill on Clinton Street between Walnut and Center Streets in 1869.  After it burned down in 1875, he built this planing mill on South Michigan Avenue where he and his sons operated a business until Wright's death.  The business made doors, blinds, moldings, sahes and dressing lumber for foilding purposes.  

    The year of this photograph is unknown.

    1910 Sanborn map of area with Wright's Planing Mill
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