Ann Arbor has never been a typical college town, typical industrial town, or typical agricultural center. The city was founded in 1824 by John Allen and Elisha Rumsey. Settlers from the Eastern U.S. of British origin were soon followed by Germans, who brought with them many practical skills. With the opening of the University of Michigan campus in 1841, still more people came from across the country to teach and learn. Ann Arbor in the 19th Century: A Photographic History, details the growth of the city, when residents built houses and businesses, organized a government, and established churches, schools, a university, and newspapers, in over 190 photographs. Early residents would recognize the photograph of Okemos, nephew of Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawa, who made regular visits to Ann Arbor, before the Native Americans were banished to Kansas by the federal government. Another fascinating photo shows Henry Otto's Band, whose family was responsible for much of the music at official events. However, much of 19th century Ann Arbor would still be recognizable to today's residents.
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Author Grace Shackman is a history columnist for the Ann Arbor Observer, and is a contributor to Old West Side News, as well as Michigan Today. She also teaches local history classes at Washtenaw Community College and is a regular on the Ted Heusel Show on WAAM Radio. For eight years, she was a Washtenaw County commissioner.
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Both running from unsatisfactory pasts and in financial need, they met on the way to Michigan, and by pooling their resources were able to buy 640 acres on a burr oak plain above the Huron River. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ann Arbor, State Street, Civil War, Main Street, University Hall, Ann Street, Henry Otto, Lower Town, Eric Canal, Greek Revival, Philip Bach New!
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Both running from unsatisfactory pasts and in financial need, they met on the way to Michigan, and by pooling their resources were able to buy 640 acres on a burr oak plain above the Huron River. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ann Arbor, State Street, Civil War, Main Street, University Hall, Ann Street, Henry Otto, Lower Town, Eric Canal, Greek Revival, Philip Bach New!
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- Civil War by Geoffrey Ward on page 26
- Henry Ford (People We Should Know) by Jonatha A. Brown on page 6
- British Isles: 2 by W. Allen in Front Matter
- Ann Arbor in the 20th Century: A Photographic History (MI) (Images of America) by Grace Shackman in Back Cover
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