Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s Back to Mount Vernon, when Robert Eldredge wrote in ‘Past and Present of Macomb County’ in 1905, that “Mount Vernon, which is situated in section 19 and 30 of Washington Township is a thriving little village community, in which has gathered a number of business houses, two churches and a blacksmithContinue reading “Mount Vernon, Part Two”
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Mount Vernon, Washington
Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s Patriotism ran strong among the early pioneering settlers to this area. They named the township and village after our first President (Washington) and a village after his Virginia estate (Mount Vernon). Since there were many of Scottish descent arriving new to the area, the name was easily approved. The ruggedly hillyContinue reading “Mount Vernon, Washington”
A ‘Wee’ Sneak Peak
Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s With in the next week or two the fall issue of ‘Macomb Now’ magazine should be out for public viewing. A few months ago, I was contact by the editor of the magazine to ask if I would be interested in making a submission to the portion of the magazine calledContinue reading “A ‘Wee’ Sneak Peak”
Jackson Crissman’s Home
Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’ There is a house that has seen much in over 160 years, and probably, over the years a big variation in the amount and type of traffic passing by it on Mound Road in Washington Township. Really my story starts with Josiah Jewell from Genessee County, New York, and his originalContinue reading “Jackson Crissman’s Home”
Washington’s Octagon
In 1858 Loren Andrus (1816-1901) with help of his brother in law David Stewart built, over a period of two years, his two story, eight sided home. The roof has extravagant Italianate supporting brackets and an octagonal cupola with weatherboard sheathing on top. A large porch supported by wooden Neo-Corinthian columns wraps around seven sidesContinue reading “Washington’s Octagon”
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