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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN32_hollys-town-hall_Holly-MI.html
Holly's Town Hall has been a center of community activity since it was built in 1892. Holly Township in Oakland County was formally organized in 1838, and the Village of Holly was incorporated in 1865. The two local governments decided to join eff…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN2P_battle-alley_Holly-MI.html
This historic district was once the scene of frequent brawls. In 1880, an uproar between local rowdies and workers of a traveling circus rendered so many bruised, beaten, and jailed, that this street was thus named "Battle Alley." Carry A. Nation,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN1Y_crapo-park_Holly-MI.html
Henry Howland Crapo (1804-1869)—wealthy lumberman, Republican, state senator (1863-64) and governor of Michigan (1865-68)—owned prosperous lumberyards in Holly, Fenton and Flint. Lumber and railroads were essential elements in the deve…