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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CHAPTER XXVIII
AVON TOWNSHIP
JAMES GRAHAM, ORIGINAL SETTLER-THE HERSEY-RUSSELL-GRAHAM
COMBINE —VIEMORIES OF THE OLD HERSEY MILL-MILL STONES
FROM BOWLDERS-STONY CREEK VILLAGE-ROCHESTER PLATTEDPIONEERS OUTSIDE OF ROCHESTER-FIRST CORPORATION OFFICERSROCHESTER INDUSTRIES-WESTERN KNITTING MILLS-CREAMERY
AND FLOURING MILL-THE SCHOOLS-ROCHESTER UNION SCHOOLWATERWORKS AND FIRE PROTECTION-ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWERROCHESTER NEWSPAPERS-THE CHURCHES —ROCHESTER SOCIETIESBIOLOGICAL FARM, PARKDALE-FERRY SEED FARM. 401
CHAPTER XXIX
OXFORD TOWNSHIP
CIVILLY ORGANIZED-FIRST SETTLERS OF THE TOWNSHIP-FIRST ROADS
AND RAILROAD —THOMAS-LAKES-OXFORD VILLAGE INCORPORATED
-SCHOOLS-OXFORD CHURCHES-NEWSPAPERS AND SOCIETIES-OXFORD INDUSTRIES-MICHIGAN PRESSED BRICK COMPANY-C. L.
RANDALL & COMPANY. 418
CHAPTER XXX
ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP
ORIGIN OF THE NAME-GOVERNOR CASS "SEES FOR HIMSELF" —SETTLERS
OF 1822-I826-TOWNSHIP ORGANIZED-ROYAL OAK VILLAGE-CORPORATION RECORD-ROYAL OAK SCHOOLS-CHURCHES-SOCIETIESURBAN REST AND FERNDALE-ROSELAND PARK CEMETERY. 428
CHAPTER XXXI
ORION AND MILFORD TOWNSHIPS
ORION'S FIRST SETTLERS AND EVENTS —A TOWNSHIP OF LAKES-ORION
VILLAGE CHURCHES-.MILFORD TOWNSHIP FORMED-THE RUGGLES
BROTHERS-PIONEER MILLS-THE PRESENT VILLAGE-MILFORD
CHURCHES. 440
CHAPTER XXXII
LYON AND FARMINGTON TOWNSHIPS
FIRST SETTLERS OF LYON TOWNSHIP —NEW HUDSON AND KENSINGTONVILLAGE OF SOUTH LYON-SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES-SOUTH LYON
INDUSTRIES-THE POWER COLONY FOUNDS QUAKERTOWN (FARMINGTON)-OTHER PIONEERS OF THE TOWNSHIP —DOCTOR WEBB ADDS
DISTINCTION-FIRST MILLS —RECOLLECTIONS OF P. DEAN WARNER
-VILLAGE OF FARMINGTON —SCHOOLS-THE CHURCHES-THE MASONIC LODGE-CLARENCEVILLE AND NORTH FARMINGTON. 449