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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/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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZEN_remembering-historic-railways_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
Two railways came together here.
The West Bloomfield Trail follows the path of the Grand Trunk Railroad, built through the region in the 1880s. If you were standing here in 1900, you also would see a light rail trolley line that ran along Orchard…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZE7_settling-the-dust_West-Bloomfield-Township-MI.html
The lakes and landscape of Oakland County weren't ready
for the automobile in the early 1900s. Weekend visitors, in noisy "self-propelled" vehicles, churned up dust on unpaved roads and trespassed on private property. To address these difficultie…