Manufacturing Today Predecessors In Saline Village
Historical overview of Saline village industries including Schuyler Mills pre 1866, the Klein era, and three grades of flour. Also notes Schairer Bros wagon and carriage works, Seeley Helber tannery, Saline Windmill by Gross brothers, and William R Crane wagon shop.
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Helber
West
Chicago
Detroit
Eugene
J. G. Gross & Bros
Chicago Street
Fairbank
Cary
William R. Crane
Russell Street
Saline Village
Railroad Reaches Saline in 1870 with New Station
The Detroit Hillsdale and Southwestern Railroad was completed to Saline in 1870. George W. Hall served as the first station and express agent and remained in that post. The line boosted local trade by opening markets for crops and livestock, with grain shipments and livestock as principal exports. In 1876 Saline shipped 5,000 barrels of apples, averaging 500 carloads of wheat and 40 of oats annually, with merchandise receipts around $10,000 each year.
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Detroit, Hillsdale and Southwestern Railroad
George W. Hall
Saline Hotels and Taverns Tell Early Village History
In Saline around 1826 two inns rose, followed by Orange Risdon’s in 1829. The American House, built 1833, passed through several owners until 1879, hosting many town elections. Saline Exchange, 1834, saw a long, notable run under famed local figures. Goodrich House, a newer inn, emerged among the village’s business core.
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Saline
Orange Risdon
Smith Lapham
Eben Sprague
Saline Exchange
Daniel D. Wallace
A. H. Goodrich
Charles Wallace
Joseph Bickford
James M. French
James Humphrey
J. M
It was Best to Change Shed into a Hotel
It is described as a welcome conversion for travelers turning a shed into a hotel. The change is viewed as a good idea for road travelers seeking lodging.
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Schuyler Mills
Schuyler Haywood
Barnegat
New Jersey
Haywood
Mr. Haywood
Jacob Sherman
William H. Pattison
John A. Klein
Ann Arbor
Klein
Saline River
Orrin Parsons
Schairer Bros
Washtenaw County
James Seeley
Christian
Friendly Gulf
Michigan
Syle
Vivian Kluwe
Doris Flickinger
Hoover Ball and Bearing Company
wmoUuwens al Die Casting Division
Monroe Street
Mmnology Division
East
Bennett Street
umIwens Dal Plastics Division
Maple Road
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