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.

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YEARS-INCORPORATED CITIES AND VILLAGES-THE COUNTY COURT
HOUSES-COST OF COUNTY BUILDING-PRESENT COURT HOUSE-THE
OAKLAND COUNTY HOME-COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE
POOR. 188
CHAPTER XIII
OAKLAND COUNTY IN STATE POLITICS
QUESTION OF LAND TITLES-GOVERNOR CASS BRINGS STABILITYCHAMPIONS OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS-THE STATE CONSTITUTIONSOAKLAND COUNTY'S PART IN CONSTITUTION MAKING-DOCTOR RAYNALE, DELEGATE TO I835 CONVENTION-SENECA NEWBERRY, DELEGATE TO 1835 AND 1850 CONVENTIONS-STATE OFFICIALS, ELECTED
AND APPOINTED-TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES-SPEAKERS AND CLERK OF THE HOUSE-MICHIGAN LEGISLATORS FROM OAKLAND COUNTY-STATE SENATORS-STATE REPRESENTATIVES-DISTURBANCES OF WAR ISSUES. 214
CHAPTER XIV
THE COUNTY SCHOOL.SYSTEM
BASIS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM-CENTRAL UNIVERSITY AND BRANCHES
-FIRST ACADEMIES IN OAKLAND COUNTY-HEADS OF THE COUNTY
SYSTEM-REMAINS A PERPETUAL FUND-DUTIES OF THE TEACHER
OF TODAY - STANDINGS REQUIRED - DISTRICT LIBRARIES - HIGH
SCHOOL SCHOLARS-DISTRICT SCHOOLS OF THE COUNTY-PRESENT
STATUS OF SCHOOLS. 227
CHAPTER XV
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
FIRST OAKLAND COUNTY HIGHWAY-OTHER ROADS ESTABLISHED-IMPROVEMENT OF THE CLINTON RIVER-FIRST MICHIGAN RAILWAY
CHARTERED-DETROIT & PONTIAC RAILROAD COMPANY —FINALLY
COMPLETED TO BIRMINGHAM-DETROIT & MILWAUKEE RAILWAY
COMPANY-ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESENT SYSTEMS-COMING OF ELECTRIC LINES-THE GRAND TRUNK SYSTEM-THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL-PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD-DETROIT UNITED RAILWAYSUMMARY. 234
CHAPTER XVI
BANKS AND BANKING
OAKLAND COUNTY'S FIRST BANK-THE "WILD-CAT" BANKS-ONE
"SAFETY FUND" BANK-NATIONAL BANKS IN THE COUNTY-THE
STATE BANKS-PONTIAC SAVINGS BANK-THE OAKLAND COUNTY
SAVINGS BANK-FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK OF PONTIAC-THE AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK-FIRST STATE SAVINGS BANK OF BIRMINGHAMFARMINGTON EXCHANGE BANK-ROCHESTER SAVINGS BANK-HOLLY
SAVINGS BANKS —FARMERS' STATE BANK OF OXFORD —ROYAL OAK
SAVINGS BANK-THE ORION STATE BANK-STATE SAVINGS BANK
OF SOUTH LYON. 242