Rochester and Rochester Hills
Title | Rochester and Rochester Hills PDF eBook |
Author | Meredith Long |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738583488 |
Rochester and Rochester Hills grew in a territory of three rivers, abundantly fertile pastures, and rolling oak forests on land once considered uninhabitable. Though only 30 miles from Detroit, official government reports of swampy and barren land deterred settlers. In 1817, the Graham family disregarded these reports, instead following the advice of Native Americans to reach a territory governed by a triumvirate of creeks, which were forceful enough to power several mills yet gentle enough to support thriving farms. Only 20 years later, every plot in Rochester had been sold. Later the village was made a stop on the network of Michigan railroads, cementing its fate as a vigorous and popular community. With a past boasting such illustrious citizens as auto baron John Dodge and internationally prominent obstetrician Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen, with corporations like Parke-Davis and philanthropic organizations such as Leader Dogs for the Blind, Rochester remains a source of innovative leadership as well as a model for successful suburbia.
Charter, City of Rochester Hills
Title | Charter, City of Rochester Hills PDF eBook |
Author | Rochester Hills (Mich.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1984 |
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Rochester and the Detroit United Railway
Title | Rochester and the Detroit United Railway PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Michalka |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2018-10-31 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780692898826 |
Funny Thing about Minnesota...
Title | Funny Thing about Minnesota... PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Strait |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2021-02-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781681341866 |
An insiders' look at the land of 10,000 laughs--how Minneapolis became a hotspot for comedy. It is a lively look back at the wild '80s scene and the creative legacy it wrought.
Home Town Rochester
Title | Home Town Rochester PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah J. Larsen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 105 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Avon (Mich. : Township) |
ISBN | 9780967759920 |
History in the Heart of the Hills
Title | History in the Heart of the Hills PDF eBook |
Author | Rochester-Avon Historical Society |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2020-11-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781736052402 |
A historical sites tour book of Rochester and Rochester Hills, Michigan, for use when walking or driving.
From Ski Jumps to Woodchucks
Title | From Ski Jumps to Woodchucks PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Rochester (Mich.) |
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