Friday, March 21, 2008

Riverview - 1940's

Riverview became a city in 1959.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Grosse Ile - 1940's

Lisette Denison, a freed slave, willed her life savings to build Saint James Episcopal Chapel. The chapel was built in 1867.

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Friday, March 07, 2008

Oxford - 1940's

Oxford was once known as "The Gravel Capital of the World."

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Friday, February 29, 2008

Rochester - 1960's

Main Street in downtown Rochester is still a busy place.

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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Belleville - 1940's

The hydroelectric plant was built on Belleville Lake in 1925.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Midland - 1940's

The Midland County Courthouse opened in 1926.

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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Allen Park - 1969

The "Big Tire" was a ferris wheel at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

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