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A popular boat launching location in Galt will be getting a major upgrade thanks to an investment under the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF).
Kensington: The Michigan Town That Disappeared
The non-existent village of Kensington resides in Oakland County and was eventually wiped out completely by the railroad, bad business deals, greed.and the construction of I-96 and Kensington Metropark.
Kensington was settled in 1831, with a post office appearing in 1834 named “Lyon”, the same name of the township. In 1836, the town was re-platted and the post office name was changed to Kensington .
At Kensington s peak there were five blacksmiths, a boot shop, brick store, two brickyards, three churches, flour mill, three general stores, three hotels, the Kensington Inn tavern, livery stable, and two shoe shops. Thanks to the booming business Kensington was experiencing, on December 12, 1837, the Kensington Bank Company was founded by townsmen that included Alfred Dwight and Sherman Dix.
Williamston Then-and-Now Photos, 1800s-2000s
Williamston was first settled in 1834 by Hiram & Joseph Putnam as they slashed their way through the woods between Stockbridge and the Red Cedar River. The trail they cut through is now known as Williamston Road.
The Putnams, calling this new community “Cedar,” began farming on land that is now used as the Brookshire golf course. After just one year, they had enough and moved to Jackson, selling their land to the Williams brothers. The brothers began building the town with a sawmill in 1840 and a grist mill in 1842. They platted the town in 1845 and it became an official village on April 5, 1871, the same year it acquired its own railroad depot along the Pere Marquette line from Detroit to Grand Rapids.