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One of the earliest settlers in Canton Township was Elisha Kinyon; he and his wife Dilla first bought land in the area in 1831. [2] Elisha's son Orrin bought 120 acres (49 ha) from his father in 1834, [2] and in 1835 he married Roxanne Fairman. [3] The couple had eight children between 1836 and 1856, all sons, [3] and built this house in 1850 ...
Canton is an unincorporated community within the township, although the name often refers to the whole township itself. It is located just south of M-153 (Ford Road) at The Canton post office, first established in 1852, serves an area conterminous with the township itself—using the 48187 ZIP Code north of Cherry Hill Road and the 48188 ZIP Code to the south.
John and his wife Pamelia moved to Canton Township in Michigan and purchased property in 1826. [2] Eight years later, in 1834, Pamelia Patterson died in childbirth; John remained a widower for 10 years. [2] In 1844, John Patterson married Eliza Barr; the couple purchased another plot of land and built this house. [2]
Stairwells on the north and south sides, referred to as the North Tower and South Tower, respectively, provide access to all three floors, and an elevator provides access for students unable to use the stairs. In the early 1990s, the North Mall was revamped, while the South Mall was eliminated in favor of an expanded cafeteria.
The aircraft had just departed Canton–Plymouth Mettetal Airport en route to Willow Run when the engine lost power, and the aircraft executed a forced landing in a nearby field. [13] On October 20, 2002, a Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six crashed while landing at Canton. The aircraft went off the side of the runway and struck the VASI lighting system ...
Cherry Hill, settled in 1825, [2] was an early crossroads hamlet in Canton Township. [3] The town was originally called "Ridge" (also the origin of "Ridge Road") due to its position atop the ridge shore of an ancient lake. [3] The first area church, the Cherry Hill United Methodist Church, was built in the village in 1834. [2]
The Plymouth-Canton Community Schools (P-CCS) is a school district headquartered at E. J. McClendon Educational Center in Plymouth, Michigan. [1] The district's boundary includes areas in Wayne County and Washtenaw County, including City of Plymouth, Plymouth Township, and parts of Canton Township, Salem Township, Superior Township, and Northville Township.
Floodwood is on M-95 about five miles (8 km) north of Channing and two miles (3 km) south of the Marquette County boundary. It began as a lumber settlement on the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad. A post office was in operation there from 1887 until 1905. [4] [6] Randville is on M-95 about 14 miles (23 km) north of Iron Mountain.