History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION
WONDERFUL COUNTRY OF LAKES-CASS AND ORCHARD-REMARKABLE
NATURAL PHENOMENON-THE LAKE ORION REGION-SUMMER RESORT FEATURES-TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES —AS A FARMING AND
LIVE STOCK REGION-FEATURES OF THE TRANSFORMATION. 1
CHAPTER II
GENERAL PHYSICAL FEATURES
SURFACE AND ELEVATIONS-IMM1ENSE DRIFT AND FORMATIONS BENEATH
-SOIL AND CLIMATE-THE SURFACE GEOLOGY OF OAKLAND
COUNTY. 9
CHAPTER III
INDIAN AND PRIMITIVE RECORD
ORCHARD LAKE AND THE GREAT CHIEF PONTIAC-THE LEGEND OF MENAH-SA-GOR-ING —PRIMITIVE TILLAGE AND INDUSTRIES-CONTACT
WITH KNOWN TRIBES-SCARS OF BATTLE-C. Z. HORTON'S CONTRIBUTIONS-INDIAN CAMPING GROUND AND CEMETERY-QUEER CUSTOMS-TIIE PASSING OF WE-SE-GAII. 19
CHAPTER IV
FIRST SETTLERS AND LAND OWNERS
GREAT SET-BACK TO SETTLEMENT-OAKLAND COUNTY'S FIRST SETTLERS
-THE MACK COLONY OF PONTIAC-"UNCLE BEN" WOODWORTH-FIRST SURVEYS-LOCATIONS UNDER THE "TWO DOLLAR" ACTTHE "TEN SHILLING" ACT-GREAT EVENT FOR THE PIONEER LAND
OWNER-TOWN OF PONTIAC SETTLED-ORION AND OXFORD-ROYAL
OAK AND TROY-AVON AND WHITE LAKE-SPRINGFIELD AND GROVELAND-FARMINGTON AND WEST BLOOMFIELD —WATERFORD AND INDEPENDENCE-BRANDON, SOUTHFIELD AND BLOOMFIELD. 27
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