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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZKX_the-great-blues_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
Great blue herons are the official bird of West Bloomfield and it's easy to see why with their majestic appearance, great size and frequent sightings within our township. Also, for several years, the nature preserve you are now standing in boasted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZKR_go-in-peace-marker_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
A former railroad corridor, the West Bloomfield Trail Network stretches 4.25 miles through West Bloomfield, Orchard Lake, Keego Harbor and Sylvan Lake.
The West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission bought it from the Grand Trunk Western R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZJI_apple-island_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
Originally a gift from the glaciers, Apple Island is also a modern-day gift to West Bloomfield Schools from the Ward Family.
This 35-acre-jewel, located at the center of Orchard Lake, sparkles with 10,000 years of history and folklore.
Befor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZJA_motoring-to-pine-lake_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
It was a time of exciting change,
as the first automobiles tangled with horses and trolley cars in the streets and countryside. On June 23, 1902 a group of leading businessmen and industrialists came together at the Detroit Club to form the Autom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZH3_waiting-room-and-the-wye_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
To change directions, trolleys had to turn around.
At this location, at the back of what had been the parade grounds of the Michigan Military Academy, the Detroit United Railway (DUR) built a "wye." This Y-shaped track allowed trolley cars to tur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZGM_lakes-and-attractions_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
The heart of the lake country was well-served by the trolleys
in the early 1900s. No stop in the entire Detroit United Railway (DUR) trolley system was more popular than the Orchard Lake stop located here, where the parallel tracks of the Grand T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZG8_tracks-over-tracks_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
Transportation transformed the landscape of rural West Bloomfield
as electric trolleys and automobiles appeared around the turn of the 20th century. Many people traveled here for the first time from Detroit and Pontiac, and real estate developers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZG6_gateway-to-nature_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
Many Detroiters escaped to nature on the trolleys
of the Detroit United Railway (DUR) in the early 1900s. The Orchard Lake Beach stop was located here, where the parallel Grand Trunk Railroad and DUR trolley tracks crossed Orchard Lake Road. It w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZFX_the-orchard-lake-museum_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
The Orchard Lake Museum has been an intersection
where paths cross and people meet. The first building here was a small tavern named the Orchard Lake House, built in 1857 for stagecoach travelers. Various owners rebuilt and enlarged the site, lat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZEU_waiting-for-the-trolleys_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
The trolleys made it easy to travel
through the lakes of Oakland County. In the early 1900s people got off or waited at platforms that were built for access to the track. The Detroit United Railway (DUR) bought land from local farmers for the tra…