The​ ​History​ ​of​ ​Rochester​ ​Hills The​ ​story​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Greater​ ​Rochester​ ​Area​​ ​in​ ​the​ ​20th​ ​century​ ​reflects​ ​the​ ​story​ ​of​ ​a​ ​typical farm​ ​community​ ​near​ ​a​ ​major​ ​urban​ ​area​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States. Avon​ ​Township Avon​ ​Township,​ ​now​ ​Rochester​ ​and​ ​Rochester​ ​Hills,​​ ​was​ ​the​ ​first​ ​settled​ ​area​ ​in Oakland​ ​County,​ ​Michigan.​ ​The​ ​first​ ​settlers​ ​came​ ​from​ ​upstate​ ​New​ ​York,​ ​New England,​ ​and​ ​southern​ ​Canada​ ​in​ ​1817.​ ​Seeking​ ​land​ ​to​ ​clear​ ​and​ ​farm,​ ​these​ ​pioneers worked​ ​their​ ​way​ ​north​ ​from​ ​Detroit​ ​by​ ​following​ ​Native​ ​American​ ​trails​ ​through​ ​the forests​ ​and​ ​marshlands​ ​or​ ​by​ ​traveling​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Detroit​ ​River​ ​and​ ​walking​ ​overland. Settlers​ ​found​ ​heavily​ ​wooded,​ ​gently​ ​rolling​ ​land​ ​crossed​ ​by​ ​rivers​ ​and​ ​creeks.

In​ ​the​ ​era​ ​before​ ​the​ ​common​ ​adoption​ ​of​ ​the​ ​steam​ ​engine,​ ​Avon​ ​Township​​ ​owed​ ​its early​ ​settlement​ ​to​ ​the​ ​convergence​ ​of​ ​three​ ​potential​ ​sources​ ​of​ ​waterpower​ ​–​ ​the Clinton​ ​River,​ ​Stony​ ​Creek,​ ​and​ ​Paint​ ​Creek.​ ​Water-powered​ ​mills​ ​were​ ​essential​ ​in providing​ ​food,​ ​clothing,​ ​and​ ​shelter,​ ​by​ ​grinding​ ​grain​ ​into​ ​flour​ ​for​ ​bread,​ ​carding

wool​ ​for​ ​cloth,​ ​and​ ​cutting​ ​lumber​ ​for​ ​home​ ​and​ ​barns.​ ​By​ ​1850,​ ​area​ ​sawmills​ ​produced 444,000​ ​board​ ​feet​ ​of​ ​lumber​ ​and​ ​carding​ ​mills​ ​processed​ ​28,000​ ​pounds​ ​of​ ​wool. Farming​ ​Operations In​ ​its​ ​first​ ​33​ ​years,​ ​the​ ​population​ ​of​ ​Avon​ ​Township​​ ​grew​ ​to​ ​1,456​ ​people​ ​and​ ​all​ ​the land​ ​was​ ​privately​ ​owned.​ ​The​ ​family​ ​farms​ ​were​ ​largely​ ​self-sufficient,​ ​producing​ ​most of​ ​their​ ​own​ ​food​ ​and​ ​clothing​ ​by​ ​1850.​ ​As​ ​more​ ​land​ ​was​ ​cleared,​ ​large​ ​crops​ ​could​ ​be efficiently​ ​grown​ ​and​ ​harvested​ ​for​ ​sale​ ​to​ ​other​ ​markets.​ ​However,​ ​after​ ​1900,​ ​farmers decreased​ ​their​ ​acres​ ​of​ ​wheat​ ​and​ ​flocks​ ​of​ ​sheep.​ ​Residents​ ​began​ ​to​ ​travel​ ​by​ ​public transportation​ ​to​ ​work​ ​in​ ​city​ ​factories.​ ​By​ ​1907,​ ​there​ ​were​ ​eight​ ​passenger​ ​and​ ​25 freight​ ​trains​ ​stopping​ ​in​ ​Rochester​ ​every​ ​day.​ ​With​ ​fewer​ ​farm​ ​laborers,​ ​farmers​ ​had​ ​to reduce​ ​their​ ​acreage.​ ​Some​ ​even​ ​sold​ ​their​ ​land​ ​and​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​the​ ​cities.​ ​This​ ​led​ ​to​ ​a boom​ ​in​ ​land​ ​prices​ ​as​ ​farms​ ​were​ ​sold​ ​for​ ​housing​ ​subdivisions,​ ​scientific​ ​farming operations,​ ​and​ ​large​ ​estates​ ​for​ ​the​ ​wealthy.

There​ ​were​ ​several​ ​large​ ​scientific​ ​farming​ ​operations​ ​located​ ​in​ ​Avon​ ​Township.​ ​Taking advantage​ ​of​ ​convenient​ ​proximity​ ​to​ ​Detroit​ ​and​ ​rail​ ​systems​ ​were​ ​Dr.​ ​Sarah​ ​Van Hoosen​ ​Jones’​ ​dairy​ ​and​ ​poultry​ ​farm,​ ​the​ ​Ferry-Morse​ ​Seed​ ​Co.​ ​Farm,​ ​and​ ​Parke, Davis​ ​&​ ​Company’s​ ​biological​ ​farm.​ ​Large​ ​country​ ​estates​ ​were​ ​created​ ​by​ ​the consolidation​ ​of​ ​many​ ​family​ ​farms,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​Meadow​ ​Brook​ ​Farms​ ​and​ ​Great​ ​Oaks Stock​ ​Farm. Population​ ​Growth In​ ​the​ ​decade​ ​between​ ​1910​ ​and​ ​1920,​ ​the​ ​population​ ​of​ ​Rochester​​ ​grew​ ​by​ ​a​ ​third​ ​as prosperous​ ​city​ ​workers​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​Avon​ ​for​ ​larger​ ​houses​ ​and​ ​yards,​ ​fresh​ ​air,​ ​and​ ​lower

taxes.​ ​Thirty-five​ ​subdivisions​ ​were​ ​created​ ​between​ ​1915​ ​and​ ​1930,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​population almost​ ​doubled​ ​again​ ​by​ ​1930. Rochester​ ​Hills​ ​During​ ​the​ ​Depression During​ ​the​ ​Depression​ ​of​ ​the​ ​1930s,​ ​Rochester​’s​ ​small​ ​businesses​ ​suffered​ ​as​ ​everyone across​ ​the​ ​country​ ​struggled​ ​to​ ​maintain​ ​markets,​ ​factories,​ ​and​ ​livelihoods.​ ​Suppliers​ ​to the​ ​auto​ ​industry​ ​lost​ ​contracts​ ​and​ ​workers​ ​as​ ​demand​ ​for​ ​products​ ​declined.​ ​Not​ ​until the​ ​1940s​ ​was​ ​recovery​ ​evident​ ​as​ ​more​ ​new​ ​businesses​ ​opened​ ​and​ ​relocated​ ​in​ ​what was​ ​becoming​ ​a​ ​suburb​ ​of​ ​Detroit.​ ​The​ ​growing​ ​economy​ ​of​ ​the​ ​post-War​ ​years​ ​fed​ ​new demand​ ​for​ ​family​ ​homes​ ​by​ ​returning​ ​servicemen​ ​with​ ​government-backed​ ​mortgage loans.​ ​By​ ​1950,​ ​the​ ​farm​ ​community​ ​of​ ​Avon​ ​Township​ ​had​ ​become​ ​a​ ​community​ ​of families​ ​who​ ​earned​ ​their​ ​livelihoods​ ​elsewhere.​ ​These​ ​families​ ​expected​ ​quality education​ ​for​ ​their​ ​children.​ ​The​ ​eight​ ​one-room​ ​schoolhouses​ ​scattered​ ​around​ ​Avon Township​ ​were​ ​consolidated​ ​into​ ​the​ ​Rochester​ ​Community​ ​Schools​ ​in​ ​1952. Rochester​ ​Today As​ ​the​ ​community​ ​has​ ​grown,​ ​it​ ​has​ ​added​ ​services​ ​and​ ​institutions​ ​that​ ​are​ ​integral​ ​to affluent​ ​suburban​ ​communities​ ​everywhere​ ​–​ ​a​ ​hospital,​ ​public​ ​library,​ ​colleges, museum,​ ​art​ ​center,​ ​symphony,​ ​music​ ​school,​ ​and​ ​many​ ​retail​ ​and​ ​dining establishments.​ ​Today,​ ​the​ ​cities​ ​of​ ​Rochester​ ​and​ ​Rochester​ ​Hills​​ ​have​ ​a​ ​population​ ​of approximately​ ​84,000. Contact​ ​Details Platinum​ ​Wildlife​ ​Removal Phone​ ​number:​ ​(248)​ ​667-7796 Website:​ ​https://prowildlifetrapping.com/Oakland-county/ Google​ ​Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_rXaRh79M-RTWgwUjItMVpKbmM?usp=sharing Twitter:​ ​https://twitter.com/michiganremoval Recommended​ ​Content: Rochester​ ​Hills,​ ​MI​ ​Raccoon​ ​Removal Rochester​ ​Hills,​ ​Michigan​ ​Wildlife​ ​Control Oakland​ ​County,​ ​Animal​ ​&​ ​Wildlife​ ​Control Rochester​ ​Hills,​ ​MI​ ​Critter​ ​Removal Rochester​ ​Hills,​ ​Michigan​ ​Bat​ ​Control Oakland​ ​County,​ ​Raccoon​ ​Removal​ ​Service Rochester​ ​Hills,​ ​MI​ ​Wildlife​ ​Animal​ ​Control

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