Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s This was a story I found while researching the Washington book, and found it so very interesting. Tucked away in a ‘corner of Washington Township’ at 31 Mile and Dequindre Rd is the Clifton Grist Mill, a hidden away treasure for this community. The first mill at that location, according toContinue reading “The Clifton Grist Mill”
Category Archives: Washington Township Research
Burt’s Writing Machine
Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s While researching my ‘Washington Township’ book, I came across a very interesting story, in the inventor of the first ‘typographer’. William Austin Burke, was born in Petersham, Massachusetts, on June 13, 1892. William would acquire much of his knowledge from borrowed books read by the light of a burning pine knot.Continue reading “Burt’s Writing Machine”
72220 29 Mile Rd, Washington
Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s The Joseph Moyers Residence On October 3, 1825 Henry Moyers (Moires) purchased this 80 acres of land on 29 Mile Road east of Mound Road. The start of this piece was started in an already posted blog piece from a few weeks ago. Joseph Moyers would purchase this property, then eventuallyContinue reading “72220 29 Mile Rd, Washington”
How the Process Began
Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s I have had two books published by Arcadia in 2019 and 2020, and the process has begun on a third Arcadia book to be published in fall 2021. It will highlight farming life in and around Macomb County north of Hall Road, through out the nine different townships. When working onContinue reading “How the Process Began”
62420 Mound Rd, Washington
The Moyers Residence David Thruston Jr. purchased 320 acres of land running from 29 Mile to 28 Mile on Mound Rd. in 1824. In 1825 Henry Moires (Moyers) purchased 80 acres around the corner on 29 Mile from the Thurston property. He would deed to the township of Washington a half acre of his landContinue reading “62420 Mound Rd, Washington”
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