Historic Maps of Detroit

[MikeM]

Western boundary was 25th from 1857 to 1885, when it was extended to Livernois [[Artillery).

[wilderness]

Western boundary was 25th from 1857 to 1885, when it was extended to Livernois [[Artillery).

Many thanks MikeM.

Any idea when the eastern boundary was extended beyond Van Dyke?
Was there an earlier eastern boundary?

How about some early Northern Boundaries?
There must have been something earlier than Eight Mile [[Baseline) Rd?

TIA

[Danny]

Many thanks MikeM.

Any idea when the eastern boundary was extended beyond Van Dyke?
Was there an earlier eastern boundary?

How about some early Northern Boundaries?
There must have been something earlier than Eight Mile [[Baseline) Rd?

TIA

The eastern boundry from Downtown Detroit in 1830s extended from Joseph Compau St. to the corner of E. Warren Ave. By 1850s up to Mt Eilliot St. to E. Warren Ave. By 1960s up to E. Grand Blvd. by 1880s up to Harper St. by 1920 Detroit annex what's lefy of Grosse Pointe TWP. The Citizens of Grosse Pointe rushed to incorporate into a village and later broke up into 5 suburbs of Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Woods and Grosse Pointe Shores. Detroit annexed parts of Gratiot TWP to for the development of Mohican Regent, Greensbriar, Regent Park and Van Stuben in 1928. What's left of the Township became Harper Woods.

Detroit annexed what's left of Hamtramck TWP. [[ up to the northern boundries of E. 8 Mile Rd.) after 1910, but the people of the Village of Hamtramck [[ from Carpenter Rd. to Clay St. from Dequindre Rd. to few neighborhoods blocks east of Conant) rushed to vote for their area to become the City of Hamtramck.

The northern boundries of Hamtramck TWPe was a just plan farming community in square acre plots until Mr. Conant came along the proposed a sub-division for African Americans after Detroit annexed Hamtramck TWP.

[CassTechGrad]

The eastern boundry from Downtown Detroit in 1830s extended from Joseph Compau St. to the corner of E. Warren Ave. By 1850s up to Mt Eilliot St. to E. Warren Ave. By 1960s up to E. Grand Blvd. by 1880s up to Harper St. by 1920 Detroit annex what's lefy of Grosse Pointe TWP. The Citizens of Grosse Pointe rushed to incorporate into a village and later broke up into 5 suburbs of Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Woods and Grosse Pointe Shores. Detroit annexed parts of Gratiot TWP to for the development of Mohican Regent, Greensbriar, Regent Park and Van Stuben in 1928. What's left of the Township became Harper Woods.

Detroit annexed what's left of Hamtramck TWP. [[ up to the northern boundries of E. 8 Mile Rd.) after 1910, but the people of the Village of Hamtramck [[ from Carpenter Rd. to Clay St. from Dequindre Rd. to few neighborhoods blocks east of Conant) rushed to vote for their area to become the City of Hamtramck.


The northern boundries of Hamtramck TWPe was a just plan farming community in square acre plots until Mr. Conant came along the proposed a sub-division for African Americans after Detroit annexed Hamtramck TWP.

The Title map from my grandmother’s house on Moenart Street identifies that area as Hamtramck Township. It’s from around 1920, I think. This is near the intersection of Davison Avenue and 6 Mile Road. The map shows that 6 Mile was then named Jerome Avenue and later became McNichols Road

[Danny]

Western boundary was 25th from 1857 to 1885, when it was extended to Livernois [[Artillery).

Detroit also annex what's left of Springwells TWP in 1913, Del-Rey in after 1910 and the piece of Lonyo to Wyoming Streets in 1917.

Fordson Village and parts of Dearborn TWP. was annexed to Dearbornville in after 1920 and thus the City of Dearborn was born. It was meant to keep Detroit from annexing the Aviation Sub-Division.

Henry Ford threaten to have all of Dearborn annexed to Detroit if he doesn't have his Rouge Plant built near the Rouge River Industrial Complex. So the City of Dearborn let Ford built his plant.