Birmingham (MI) (Images of America) | 
| Authors: Craig Jolly, Birmingham Historical Museum
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book
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Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0738550728
Dewey Decimal Number: 977.438
EAN: 9780738550725
ASIN: 0738550728
Publication Date: September 12, 2007
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Long before it became a premier residential community and a social, cultural, and commercial center, Birmingham was a pioneer village in search of an identity. The first three settlers, John West Hunter, Elijah Willits, and John Hamilton, established taverns within shouting distance of one another on a trail used by Native Americans and trappers. The isolated outpost was soon a fledgling village with a railroad, mill, and foundry. Early leaders had high hopes that Birmingham would one day become an industrial center to rival its namesake in England. But the Industrial Revolution largely bypassed Birmingham, instead landing on four wheels at nearby Detroit and Pontiac. By the 1920s, the quiet and cozy village of church bells, ice-cream socials, and tidy storefronts was well on its way to becoming one of the most desirable communities in the country.
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