Father gabriel richard established the springwells school in 1820. Another springwells began in springwells township before also being absorbed in 1925. Historic pictures of detroit telling a story of a town on the mend. Springwells township, michigan news newspapers books. Legends of le detroit, published in detroit in 1883, is a collection of folklore. However, as detroit expanded and industry moved into the area in the late 1880s, the farms began to be subdivided. The name cites the original village founded in 1783 and absorbed by detroit in 1885. West vernorspringwells historic district wikipedia. Later, the british surrender detroit to captain moses porter of united states army. This book feels like it is created by people with a real passion. Part of pride in a neighborhood is to know its history.
Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. In 1815, the sand hill at springwells was the site of the signing of the treaty of springwells, which was attended by future u. Father gabriel richard starts a school at springwells present site of. Southwest detroit and springwells are suddenly in the forefront of conversation again, thanks to this metro times article diving into the work that a group called urban neighborhood initiatives. Early american detroit 17871820 detroit historical. The renaissance man who envisioned grand boulevard michigan. The book reads a lot like detroit s history slow yet building over the citys first two centuries. Essay or impartial observer, fails, but he prints a spelling book for students at his. Springwells park property owners are legally bound to comply with springwells park subdivision deed restrictions.
Springwells township is a defunct civil township in wayne county, in the u. Southwest detroit was originally springwells township. Springwells neighborhood in detroit, michigan mi, 48209 detailed profile. In the late 19th century, the area around this historic district was a small farming community. The history of the springwells park community is a long one from the time when indians roamed the land in search of wild game, to the arrival of settlers bearing allegiance to the british, to the improvement of the land by its first farmers, and through its consideration as a site, first as a zoo to serve the metropolitan detroit area and then as the focus of effort by henry fords personal charitable foundation to develop a significant aboveaverage residential community of attractive. The detroit edison company built a power plant adjacent to the solvay property in 1903, and in the process destroyed an old native american land construction known as the springwells earthworks.
American general anthony wayne defeats 50 british troops and native americans from detroit at the battle of fallen timbers, south of toledo, ohio. John carbonell ebay auction acquisitions control no. The history of the springwells park community is a long one from the time when indians roamed the land in search of wild game, to the arrival of settlers bearing allegiance to the british, to the improvement of the land by its first farmers, and through its consideration as a site, first as a zoo to serve the metropolitan detroit area and then as the focus of effort by henry fords. Compendium of history and biography of the city of detroit and wayne county, michigan. Jacob young purchases land from a french settler and becomes the first black person to own land in detroit.
I hope they continue to run these local history articles. Fun days products nemos by tiger stadium detroit, mi tiger stadium, detroit. Treaty of springwells, an 1815 treaty between the united states and various native american groups west vernorspringwells historic district, a commercial district in detroit, michigan disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. Please complete the property improvement application and submit to rick sims, chairperson of the restrictions and improvement committee at 8 adams lane, along with the builders or contractors contract, pictures, sketches or blueprints and sample colors. While the book itself is out of print, you can download it in full at the internet. Burton has contributed chapters ixx and has also revised parts of the historical portions. Springwells is a neighborhood in southwest detroit, near the ford motor company river. Atlases of the united states, 5029 includes indexes. There is a lot of historical background for the idea of calling this area springwells. Bela hubbard made his mark on detroit, as a geologist, lumber baron, land agent, lawyer, farmer and historian.