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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VV7_preservation-park-historical_Canton-MI.html
In 1989, the Bartlett Travis house was relocated to this site from Warren and Canton Center and in 1993, restoration commenced. After a complete restoration it was dedicated to the community in 2002. In 1995, the Canton Historical Society built a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VV6_palmer-shed-historical_Canton-MI.html
This shed, built in the 1830's was donated by Richard and Joan Palmer, from their family farm which was located on the south side of Warren Rd., between Beck and Ridge Roads. This farm was land granted by the U.S. Government to Arunah Bradner i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VV2_the-historic-cady-barn-historical_Canton-MI.html
Dedicated to The Canton Community October 2006 as The Cady - Boyer Barn Originally built before the Civil War, this barn was enlarged and remodeled in 1908 by Aruna Cady, son of one of Canton's first pioneering families. This Barn has been m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VV1_canton-pioneer-home-historical_Canton-MI.html
In the late 1820's, pioneers began settling the Cherry Hill area of Canton, following an Indian trail - a high, sandy and dry ridge that once was the beach of an Ice Age Lake, which today is known as Ridge Rd. In 1827 Hugh Clyde received a land…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VUB_farming-in-canton-historical_Canton-MI.html
Canton's loamy soil was a natural draw to the region's settlers. From 1825 to the 1960s farming was the main vocation in Canton. At first, self-sustaining farms provided the only food and income for a family. By the 1920s, automobiles, tractors a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VR3_bartlett-travis-house-historical_Canton-MI.html
The Barlett[sic]-Travis house embodies three distinct architectural periods of S.E. Michigan. Donated to Canton in 1988, it was moved to this site in 1989 and restoration began in earnest in 1993. In 2002, the house was completed and opened to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VMH_a-ford-village-industry-historical_Canton-MI.html
At Cherry Hill Village, Henry Ford did something different. In front of you, at the southwest corner of Cherry Hill and Ridge Roads, was one of his "village industries," small factory sites which produced Ford parts with special local workers. St…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VLT_cherry-hill-school-historical_Canton-MI.html
In 1876 this Italianate schoolhouse replaced a log school, built in 1836 and known officially as Canton Fractional No. 1 School. In 1944, Henry Ford, who operated a small factory in Cherry Hill, paid for an addition to this building, as well as fo…
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