Martha A Churchill: 2 books
by H. Mark Hildebrandt, Martha A. Churchill
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Electric streetcars and interurbans appeared in Washtenaw County in the 1890s. Evolved from horse-drawn streetcars, electric cars were ideal for public transportation. They were cheap, fast, and went to plenty of places. The system developed around Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, branching out to Detroit to...
by Martha A. Churchill
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
John Marvin started the town of Milan in 1831 by placing a two-story log building beside a dirt Native American trail. The Saline River was just a few steps away. About that time, Native Americans were either moving to reservations west of Michigan or blending in with the melting pot. Milan and its neighboring...