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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738539751
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Sterling Township, located about 18 miles northeast of Detroit, was first settled after the Erie Canal was opened. The rich soil, relatively flat land, and the vital Clinton River attracted pioneer and immigrant families who arrived to establish farmsteads. The first influx of immigrants came mainly from the British Isles, and by the 1870s, German families had flocked to the area, raising dairy cattle and establishing farms. Belgians, arriving in the early 1900s, developed truck farming--"growing fruits and vegetables to sell every week at the farmers' market in Detroit. Farm culture prevailed until the 1950s, when large industrial plants began moving in, bringing with them workers and a need for housing and city services. Sterling Township became the city of Sterling Heights in 1968, and this collection of photographs will showcase the families and the way of life in the early days of this community, a historic community that is now the fourth largest city in Michigan.
Sterling Township, 1875-1968
Author:
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738539751
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Sterling Township, located about 18 miles northeast of Detroit, was first settled after the Erie Canal was opened. The rich soil, relatively flat land, and the vital Clinton River attracted pioneer and immigrant families who arrived to establish farmsteads. The first influx of immigrants came mainly from the British Isles, and by the 1870s, German families had flocked to the area, raising dairy cattle and establishing farms. Belgians, arriving in the early 1900s, developed truck farming--"growing fruits and vegetables to sell every week at the farmers' market in Detroit. Farm culture prevailed until the 1950s, when large industrial plants began moving in, bringing with them workers and a need for housing and city services. Sterling Township became the city of Sterling Heights in 1968, and this collection of photographs will showcase the families and the way of life in the early days of this community, a historic community that is now the fourth largest city in Michigan.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738539751
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Sterling Township, located about 18 miles northeast of Detroit, was first settled after the Erie Canal was opened. The rich soil, relatively flat land, and the vital Clinton River attracted pioneer and immigrant families who arrived to establish farmsteads. The first influx of immigrants came mainly from the British Isles, and by the 1870s, German families had flocked to the area, raising dairy cattle and establishing farms. Belgians, arriving in the early 1900s, developed truck farming--"growing fruits and vegetables to sell every week at the farmers' market in Detroit. Farm culture prevailed until the 1950s, when large industrial plants began moving in, bringing with them workers and a need for housing and city services. Sterling Township became the city of Sterling Heights in 1968, and this collection of photographs will showcase the families and the way of life in the early days of this community, a historic community that is now the fourth largest city in Michigan.
Progress Report for the Township of Sterling
Annual Report
Author: Tax Commission of Ohio (1893)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Report
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Health
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 1626
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 1626
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Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World
Report
Author: Pennsylvania. Dept. of Health
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 1644
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 1644
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Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World
Author: Joseph Thomas
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
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A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World
Author: Joseph Thomas
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 2906
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 2906
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Public Documents
Annual Report
Author: Michigan. Dept. of Auditor General
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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