When was the Detroit River coastline changed
I've been comparing an atlas from 1876 and google earth images, esp near the bridge. If you compare the path of Jefferson/River Road, you can see that the river has been narrowed. At first, I considered this was where all the I75 earth from the freeway dig out went, but construction photos of the Ambassador Bridge show the US side sitting on dry land.
More info on SW side Windmill point
See history on the windmill linked here
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7...2105--,00.html
My main interest is actually Bela Hubbard, after which Hubbard Farms is named, although I suspect, in it's day it was referred to as Hubbard's Farm, or Hubbard's Farms as property was divided and sold 1850's-1890's. Now we have Hubbard Farms...sort of like how Allen's Road became Allen Road.
Do we need a historical forum?
Thanks for the insight. Right on as far as I've researched. When I first looked through the site I thought I would find a historical forum to address my question. Didn't find one. Seems there may be some subscribers who would be interested in this area rather than contemporary topics. Any hope here?
Only two historical events interesting to this forum?
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fryar
Rob T Andersen, you realize your proposed historical forum may end up being hopelessly dominated by two threads in particular? :p
I'm just having some fun. Party on, erstwhile guests of the Garwood!
So -- of course, a Gar Wood thread. What's the other?