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*Charlotte (Tenth Ward), 1867, Charlotte Palmer, niece of Thomas Palmer.
Canfield Street, 1870, Canfield Avenue, 1867, Colonel Canfield, son-in-law of General Cass.
Charles, 1853, Charles, brother of F. J. B. Crane, land-owner.
*Charles Avenue, 1882, after Charles A. Campau, son of M. A. Campau.
Chene, 1857, Gabriel Chene, land-owner.
Collins, 1860, William Collins, butcher and land- owner.
Commonwealth Avenue, 1876, in honor of the city as a body politic, and suggestive of the reign of Oliver Cromwell.
*Cutler, 1852, middle name of W. B. Wesson's oldest brother.
Cicotte Avenue, 1873, E. V. Cicotte, land-owner.
Chandler, 1881, Z. Chandler, United States Sena- tor from Michigan.
Caroline, 1857, Caroline Cutler, of Hardwick, Mass., friend of W. B. Wesson.
Clippert Avenue, 1873. Conrad Clippert, land- owner.
* Campbell, 1868, Colin Campbell, land-owner.
Campbell Avenue (Springwells), 1880, Judge James V. Campbell, of Supreme Court of State.
Connor Place, 1881, Maurice Connor, land-owner. Cass, 1827, Governor Lewis Cass, second Gov- ernor of Michigan Territory.
Christiancy, 1881, I. P. Christiancy, Judge of Supreme Court of Michigan.
*Clitz, 1857, Mary B., sister of General Henry B. Clitz, U. S. A.
Celia, 1857, Christian name of Mrs. W. B. Wes- son's sister.
* Circus, 1844, from its passing around the Grand Circus Park.
* Chicago Road, 1827. This road was laid out by Government from Detroit to Chicago.
*Cemetery (Sixth Ward), 1864, opened through a part of the old Cemetery.
Cadillac Avenue (Hamtramck), 1876, Cadillac Square, 1880, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, founder of Detroit.
Cavalry Avenue, Cadet Avenue, 1873, in honor of soldiers at Fort Wayne.
Crystal Street, 1882, because of a glass factory located near it.
Craven Avenue, 1883, maiden name of Mrs. John C. Williams.
Custer, 1883, in honor of Gen. G. A. Custer.
Charles J., 1883, after Charles E. Jenkins, of Detroit.
Crane Avenue, 1866, Albert Crane, land-owner.
Church, 1858, Governor Woodbridge gave the lot for St. Peter's Episcopal Church situated on this street, and it was therefore called Church Street.
Clifford, 1835, named by John Farmer on his first published map of 1835. Thomas Cliff had kept a tavern for many years on west side of Woodward Avenue, just above what is now Clifford Street, and his house was the only one in that vicinity. A branch of May's Creek then crossed Woodward Avenue just south of this tavern, and in the spring of the year the water was quite deep, hence Cliff's ford, or Clifford.
*Cedar, 1862, from Cedar Street, New York.
Cedar (Springwells), 1884, has no special signifi- cance.
Chestnut, 1836, a favorite tree, but not numerous in Michigan.
Cameron Avenue, 1885, Alexander Cameron, of Windsor, land-owner.
Charrest, 1886, Eugene Charrest, land-owner.
Canniff, 1886, named after an old settler.
Castleton, 1886, after Castleton in England, where the father of James Nall was born.
Champlain, 1887, the first white visitor to the Region of the Lakes.
Celeron, 1887, Pierre de Celeron, a commandant of Detroit.
Chipman, 1885, Henry Chipman, one of the early Territorial Judges.
Cleveland, 1885, President of the United States this year.
Cortland, 1886, after a street in New York.
Charlevoix, 1885, Jesuit traveler and explorer, here in 1721.
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STREET NAMES. AND THEIR ORIGIN.
Cardoni Avenue, 1885, F. A. Cardoni, land- owner.
Comstock, 1886, a name connected with the Nall family.
Chope, 1887, Edward Chope, land-owner.
Colby Avenue, 1885, maiden name of Mrs. Nel- son Green, land-owner.
D, 1873.
Dragoon, 1876, military name.
*Detroit, 1852, from the French, signifying the strait on which the city is located.
*Dred, 1857, named from the Dred Scott Case, in which a decision was rendered that year by Judge Taney.
Deveraux, 1876, John C. Deveraux, of Utica, N. Y., connected with the Williams family.
Dennis, 1873, Dennis J. Campau, land-owner.
Dubois, 1857, James Dubois, land-owner.
Dix Road, 1842, John Dix, one of the earliest settlers in the county.
Davenport, 1869, Louis Davenport, land-owner.
Dalzell, 1855, Captain Henry Dalzell or Dalyell, killed at Battle of Bloody Run in 1763.
Duffield, 1853, Rev. George Duffield, land-owner. Division, 1850, on line between lands of Crane & Wesson and Van Dyke.
Driggs, 1881, F. E. Driggs, land-owner.
Davis Avenue, 1875, Ira Davis, land-owner.
Dry Dock, 1875, from the old Dry Dock near by.
Dearborn Road, 1828, leads to village of Dear- born, named after General Henry Dearborn, U. S. A.
Dequindre, 1850, Major Antoine Dequindre, land-owner and prominent in War of 1812.
*Dickinson, 1857, Moses F. Dickinson, land- owner.
*Dudley, 1858, Dudley B. Woodbridge, land- owner.
*Davidson, 1857, Alexander Davidson, old citi- zen.
Dey Avenue, 1881, A. H. Dey, banker and land- owner.
Danforth, 1886, Judge Danforth, of Vermont, father-in-law of John B. Corliss.
Denton, 1886, James Denton, land-owner.
* Doyle, 1882, Michael Doyle, land-owner.
Dane, 1884, in honor of Nathan Dane, the usually accredited author of the Ordinance of 1787.
E, 1873. Eighth, 1856. Eleventh, 1867. Eigh- teenth, 1867. Eighteenth-and-a-half, 1867.
Elisabeth, 1835, Elisabeth Williams, afterwards Mrs. Colonel John Winder.
* Elisabeth (Springwells), 1868, Elisabeth, wife of Joseph Bushey.
Evaline, 1886, name of first child of Eugene Charrest, land-owner.
Edwin, 1886, after a son of James Nall.
* E. L. Campau, 1872, Eleanor L. Campau, land- owner.
Ellery, 1876, Ellery I. Garfield, then city comp- troller.
Elliot, 1871, Elliot H. Brush, son of E. A. Brush. Erskine, 1867, John Askin, originally spelled Ers- kine, father-in-law of Colonel E. Brush.
Edmund Place, 1867, Edmund, son of E. A. Brush.
Elmwood Avenue, 1862, from the cemetery which it passes.
Elwood, 1873, S. D. Elwood, old citizen.
Elm, 1860, " Tall, graceful, and alone, the spread- ing elm tree stands.'
Edward, 1873, Edward V. Cicotte, land-owner.
* Edwards, 1854, Bidwell Edwards, friend of P. Tre- gent.
Endicott Avenue, 1874, Charles Endicott, of New- comb, Endicott, & Company.
*Earl (Sixth Ward), 1838, A. Earl Hathon, old surveyor.
Excelsior Avenue, 1883. This was deemed an ex- cellent name.
F, 1873.
Fort W, 1827, from Fort Shelby, which was de- molished at the time this street was first opened.
Fort E, 1835, because in line with Fort Street W.
* Flora, 1877, Christian name of niece of John R. Williams.
First, 1835. Fourth, 1841. Fourth Avenue, 1873. Fifth, 1835. Fifth Avenue, 1876. Fourteenth Ave- nue, 1867. Fifteenth, 1867. * Fifteenth-and-a-half, 1867.
Frederick, 1857, Frederick E. Farnsworth, son of L. L. Farnsworth.
Farnsworth, 1857, L. L. Farnsworth, land-owner.
Fremont, 1857, John C. Fremont, candidate for Presidency in 1856.
Forest, 1869, "This is the forest primeval."
Ferry, 1874, Dexter M. Ferry, seed-merchant.
*Francis (Tenth Ward), 1857, Francis Trask, friend of Mrs. Thomas Palmer.
*Frances, 1861, Christian name of sister of Mrs. W. B. Wesson.
Francis (Stanton Farm), 1852, given name of son of General Henry Stanton.
Fox, 1857, red foxes were quite plentiful in this region.
Frontenac, 1872, Count Frontenac, Governor- General of New France.
Foundry, 1857, leads to the foundry of the De- troit Bridge and Iron Works.
*Fraser (Guoin Farm), 1857, A. D. Fraser, land- owner.
Florence, 1882, after Florence Patterson, daughter of George A. Patterson.
Field, 1883, Moses W. Field, land-owner.
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STREET NAMES, AND THEIR ORIGIN.
Frank, 1857, Frank Mann, son of owner of part of the land.
* Federal, 1872, an old party name, also applied to the United States Government.
* Fulton, 1853, from Fulton Street, New York.
* Father, 1872, this certainly is a family name.
Ferdinand, 1874, Ferdinand Williams, son of John R. Williams.
Field, 1880, Moses W. Field, prominent citizen.
* Fabbri, 1857, after Mr. Fabbri of New York, friend of C. E. Bressler, land-owner.
Farmer, 1835, John Farmer, author of first pub- lished maps of Territory, State, and City, and of first Gazetteer.
Farrar, 1835, John Farrar, old citizen.
Front, 1836, it is at the front, or next to the river. Franklin, 1826, Benjamin Franklin.
Fordyce, 1886, T. N. Fordyce, land-owner.
Forsyth, 1885, located on the Forsyth farm.
Grant, 1873, General U. S. Grant, for two years stationed in Detroit.
Grout, 1881, J. R. Grout, old citizen and land- owner.
Guoin, 1835, Charles Guoin, of Guoin Farm.
Griswold, 1828, named by Governor Woodbridge in honor of Governor Roger Griswold, of Connecticut.
Gratiot Avenue, 1835, the road leads to Fort Gra- tiot, near Port Huron, and was named after Colonel Charles Gratiot of General Harrison's army.
* German, 1848, passes through the German quar- ter of the city.
* Grand, 1855, from Grand Street, New York.
Gregory Avenue, 1881, family name of Mrs. Dem- ing Jarves.
Grand River, 1835, the road as originally laid out led to Grand Rapids on Grand River.
Grandy Avenue, 1874, Levi Grandy, land-owner. *Grand Junction, 1874, near the Grand Trunk R. R. Junction.
*Grove, 1855, there was a grove near by when this street was laid out.
Granville Place, 1873, from Grand River Street, to which it extends.
Gilbert Avenue, 1873, George W. Gilbert, old citizen.
Gold, 1855, from Gold Street, New York.
*George, 1850, after George V. N. Lothrop and George Duffield, who united in opening this street.
George, 1884, George Zender, son of Mrs. Henry Zender, land-owner.
Goldner Avenue, 1877, Charles Goldner, land- owner.
*Godfrey Avenue, 1864, Peter Godfrey, land- owner.
Garfield, 1882, our second martyr President.
Griffin, 1884, the name of the first sail vessel on the Lakes.
* Georgia, 1857, from the State of Georgia.
Griffith Avenue, 1874, T. H. Griffith, land- owner.
Greenfield Avenue, 1873, from its location in the town of Greenfield.
Green Avenue, 1873, Andrew C. Green bought the first lot at corner of this avenue and Holden Road.
Gilman, 1861, Mary Gilman, maiden name of mother of General Cass.
Guilloz, 1884, J. F. Guilloz, land-owner.
Gerald, 1886, last part of the name of Mrs. Fitz- gerald, who owned part of the property.
Grayling Avenue, 1886, after a village in the northern part of Michigan.
Glendale, 1886, after a suburb of Cincinnati.
Genessee, 1885, after Genessee in New York, the word meaning "pleasant valley."
Goodson, 1886, maiden name of the wife of F. D. Andrus.
Helen Avenue, 1885, after the daughter of G. V. N. Lothrop.
Hunt, 1885, Henry Jackson Hunt, second Mayor of Detroit.
Hamlin Avenue, 1885, W. Y. Hamlin. land- owner.
Hurlbut, 1886, Chauncey Hurlbut, well-known citizen, Water Commissioner.
Hewitt, 1886, Samuel H. Hewitt, friend of Homer Warren.
*Hart, 1887, Gilbert Hart, prominent manufac- turer of Detroit.
Hendricks, 1885, Vice-President of the United States in this year.
Hoffman, 1885, after George Hoffman, second Postmaster of Detroit.
Hanover, 1885, after a street in Boston, with which Nelson Green, land-owner, was familiar.
Hooker, 1885, General Joseph Hooker, of the U. S. Army.
Highland, 1886, because the land through which the street runs was the highest near Detroit.
Harmon Avenue, 1887, George W. Harmon, land-owner.
Hudson Avenue, 1881, Mrs. Sarah E. Hudson, land-owner.
Holbrook Road, 1867, D. C. Holbrook, land- owner.
Hesse, 1875, maiden name of Mrs. E. R. Pohle, land-owner.
Holden Avenue, 1828, led to farm of Theodore G. Holden, an old settler.
Harper Avenue, 1874, Walter Harper, founder of Harper Hospital.
Herbert, 1874, Herbert Crain, son of Horatio Crain.
Horatio, 1874, Horatio Crain, land-holder.
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STREET NAMES, AND THEIR ORIGIN.
Havens, 1857, Mr. R. Havens of New York, friend of W. B. Wesson.
Hendrie, 1874, George Hendrie, land-owner.
Hancock, 1869, John Hancock, President of Con- tinental Congress.
*Helen, 1872, Helen, wife of P. Tregent, land- owner.
Hubbard Avenue, 1876, Bela Hubbard, land- owner.
Hazel, 1857, a nut-bearing shrub abundant in Wayne County.
Hastings, 1826, E. P. Hastings, old citizen.
Humboldt Avenue, 1866, Baron Humboldt, the great German scholar and scientist.
Hale, 1854, John P. Hale, abolition candidate for Presidency the year this street was laid out.
Heidelberg, 1869, city on the Neckar, Ger- many.
Hammond Avenue, 1873, George H. Hammond, land-owner.
Harvey, 1880, John Harvey, one of the original owners of the land.
Huron, 1836, from Huron tribe of Indians.
Harrison Avenue, 1868, William Henry Harrison, President of United States, and our governor under Indiana Territory.
High, 1852, in going up Woodward Avenue there is a perceptible rise in the ground at this point ; it is literally High Street.
Henry, 1853, General Henry H. Sibley, son of Sol- omon Sibley, land-owner.
*Henry (Ninth Ward), 1852, Henry Stanton, son of General Henry Stanton.
Howell, 1871, so named from its nearness to De- troit, Howell, & Lansing R. R.
Harriett, 1835, Harriett Houghton, wife of Dr. Houghton.
Howard, 1835, Colonel Joshua Howard, U. S. A.
* Hennepin, 1855, Father Louis Hennepin, an early French traveler in this region.
Hussar Avenue, 1876, an army name because so near Fort Wayne.
Hudson Avenue, 1882, E. W. Hudson, land-owner.
Hibbard Avenue, 1883, Hibbard Baker, land- owner.
Holcomb Avenue, 1883, Henry W. Holcomb, land-owner.
Harbaugh, 1884, D. E. Harbaugh, old citizen.
Horton, 1883, after Joseph D. Horton, land-owner.
Infantry Avenue, 1874, army name, near Fort Wayne.
* Indian Avenue, 1856. This street crossed a ridge which abounded in Indian graves.
* Ives Avenue, 1857, Albert Ives, land-owner.
* Iowa, 1855, Iowa tribe of Indians. Illinois, 1857, Illinois tribe of Indians.
Irving, 1853, Washington Irving, the noted author.
Ivy Place, 1887, name of a daughter of Thomas McGraw.
Indiana, 1857, from Indiana, whose jurisdiction Detroit was under for a time.
Ingersoll, 1873, Walter Ingersoll, old citizen.
Julia, 1873, Christian name of wife of Walter Ingersoll.
Jane, 1857, Christian name of friend of W. B. Wesson.
* Johnston Avenue, 1857, John W. Johnston, land- owner.
Joy, 1866, James F. Joy, old citizen.
John Edgar, 1880, one of the original owners of the Crane or Reeder Farm.
John R., 1835, John R. Williams, large land-owner and prominent citizen.
* John C., 1871, John C. Williams, land-owner.
Jay, 1840, John Jay, once Chief Justice of the United States.
Jones, 1852, De Garmo Jones, once mayor of Detroit, owner of Jones Farm.
Jefferson Avenue, 1807, Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.
Joseph Campau Avenue, 1869, Joseph Campau, old settler and prominent citizen.
Joe, 1875, Joe, youngest son of Joseph Bushey, land-owner.
Jerome Avenue, 1882, Franklin H. Jerome, land- owner.
* Jerome (Springwells), 1881, George Jerome, old citizen.
" Juliette, 1851, Julia, daughter of Thomas Palmer. * James, 1851, James Watson, nephew of Thomas Palmer.
* Jupiter, 1862, so named as an exclamation of surprise and disapproval because the parties who had agreed to give the west half of the street were not consulted as to the name, "Chene," which was given to it by the owner of the land on the east side.
Jackson, 1886, Andrew Jackson, seventh Presi- dent of the United States.
Kercheval, 1887, maiden name of Mrs. Moses WV. Field.
* Kanady, 1874, S. C. Kanady, land-owner.
* Kentucky, 1857, in honor of the State which so greatly aided Michigan in the War of 1812.
Kinsman, 1875, Thomas Kinsman Adams, land- owner.
Kearsley Avenue, 1873, Major Jonathan Kears- ley, officer in War of 1812, mayor of Detroit, etc.
Kirby, 1876, George Kirby, old citizen.
Kanter, 1884, Edward Kanter, banker.
Koch Avenue, 1884, Christian Koch, land-owner. Leland, 1857, Dr. A. L. Leland, friend of Crane & Wesson.
Lansing, 1874, Lansing, the capital of Michigan.
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STREET NAMES AND THEIR ORIGIN.
Ludden, 1870, N. T. Ludden, old citizen.
*Liberty, 1855, from Liberty Street New York, where Mrs. Crane's brother was in business.
*Limburg, 1863, Isabella Roest Von Limburg, daughter of Governor Cass.
*Lafferty, 1855, Clement Lafferty, land-owner.
*Lafontaine Avenue, 1855. François Lafontaine, of Lafontaine Farm.
* Lovers' Lane, 1857, a favorite meeting-place, years ago, for lovers old and young.
Leverett, 1858, William Leverett Woodbridge, land-owner.
Lewis, 1854, Lewis Cass, governor and senator. Lexington Avenue, 1876, in honor of the battle of Lexington.
Lafayette Avenue, 1831, Lafayette Street, 1835, Marquis de Lafayette, who rendered our country such good service in revolutionary days.
Larned, 1826, General Charles Larned, came with army of General Harrison in War of 1812 and set- tled at Detroit.
Leib, 1863, Judge John L. Leib, land-owner.
Lorman Avenue, 1875, C. A. Lorman, land- owner.
Lincoln Avenue, 1871, Lincoln Avenue (Ham- tramck), 1875, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.
Lysander, 1852, name of younger brother of W. B. Wesson.
Lovett Avenue, 1875, W. E. Lovett, formerly of Scotten & Lovett.
Louisa, 1865, Christian name of friend of W. B. Wesson.
Lauderdale, 1881, Dr. E. Lauderdale, friend of Walter Crane.
Livernois, 1872, Francis Livernois, old citizen.
Lola, 1873, Lola, daughter of Lyman Baldwin, old citizen.
Linden Court, 1857, from its connection with Lin- den Street.
Linden, 1856, one of our forest trees.
Laurel, 1857, a shrub.
Locust, 1836, formerly a favorite shade tree in Detroit.
Leavitt, 1873, A. E. Leavitt, land-owner.
Ledyard, 1860, Colonel Henry Ledyard, son-in- law of Governor Cass, and mayor of Detroit.
Leonard Avenue, 1875, Rev. R. H. Leonard, father of Mrs. David Carter.
Lambie Place, 1869, Frank Lambie, old citizen.
Lady's Lane, 1880, this street lies near Swain's Avenue. "Every swain is supposed to have a lady- love, and if he lived on Swain's Avenue, and if she happened to live on this street, what name could be more appropriate ?"
'T was ever thus the sighing swain
Would seek his love in Lady's Lane.
Labrosse, 1835, Dominique Labrosse, of Labrosse farm.
Lillian, 1885, given name of woman in family of the owner of the land.
Lumpkin, 1886, Judge Lumpkin, of Georgia, grandfather of W. Y. Hamlin.
Linzee Avenue, 1884, A. J. Linzee, land-owner.
Legrand, 1885, H. Legrand Baker, who laid out the property.
Lyman, 1884, maiden name of the wife of Mr. Stocking, land-owner.
Linden Park Avenue, 1884, in the vicinity of Linden Park.
*La Salle Avenue, 1855. La Salle Avenue (Spring- wells), 1880, after the French explorer, Robert Cavelier La Salle, who built the first sailing vessel on the lakes in 1679.
*Lyell Avenue, 1857, James L. Lyell, banker and land-owner.
Langley Street, 1882, W. H. Langley, member of Board of Public Works.
Lewerenz, 1883, F. C. Lewerenz, land-owner.
Louis Avenue, 1883, after son of J. L. Miner, land- owner.
Lothrop Avenue, 1883, after G. V. N. Lothrop.
Madison Avenue, 1807, James Madison, fourth President of the United States.
Monroe Avenue, 1807, James Monroe, fifth Presi- dent of the United States.
Meldrum, 1857, George Meldrum, of Meldrum Farm.
Military Avenue, 1869, from nearness to Fort Wayne.
Miami Avenue, 1807, Miami tribe of Indians.
Mechanic, 1852, because laid out with design of supplying cheap lots to laborers.
Minnie, 1875, name of wife of C. F. Campau.
Macomb, 1835, in honor of the Macomb family, who were among the earliest English settlers.
Macomb Avenue, 1807, General Alexander Ma- comb, for many years stationed at Detroit and after- wards commander-in-chief of the U. S. Army.
Mullett, 1835, John Mullett, old surveyor and land-owner.
Martin Place, 1884, Nancy Martin, one of the founders of Harper Hospital.
Mayes, 1886, Emanuel Mayes, land-owner.
Maxwell, 1886, maiden name of Mrs. T. A. Parker.
Morell, 1887, George Morell, first Circuit Judge of Wayne County.
Mersino, 1885, Paul Mersino, land-owner.
* Marquette, 1855, Father Jacques Marquette, early Jesuit missionary and explorer.
Marantette, 1868, maiden name of Mrs. Peter Godfroy.
Middle. 1835, lies in the middle of two avenues.
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STREET NAMES, AND THEIR ORIGIN.
* Messmore Road, 1832, Mr. Messmore was an old settler.
Morton, 1880, Mrs. Maria Wesson Morton, wife of J. D. Morton, of Boston, Mass., friend of W. B. Wesson.
* Mother, 1872. This street very properly lies side by side with Father Street.
Miner Avenue, 1875, J. L. Miner, land-owner.
* Marion, 1850, Marion Forsyth, friend of Albert Crane.
Mack, 1855, John M. Mack, old settler and land- owner.
Montcalm, 1835, the French general, Marquis de Montcalm, who was killed at the battle of Quebec in 1759.
Michigan Avenue, 1831* Michigan Grand Avenue, 1807. Certainly an appropriate name in the metrop- olis of the State.
* Morse, 1836, S. B. Morse, old citizen and land- owner.
Moore Avenue, 1881, Joseph B. Moore, land- owner.
*Michipicoten, 1869, after Michipicoten Bay on Lake Superior, where J. W. Johnston had a large landed interest.
Marcy, 1852, Mary Marcy of Greenwich, Mass., friend of W. B. Wesson.
* Mt. Hope Avenue, 1857, laid out in the year of the panic with the hope of better times.
Mt. Elliott Avenue, 1861, from the cemetery which it passes.
Mitchell Avenue, 1875, Mrs. E. A. Mitchell, grand- daughter of B. Campau.
Maybury Avenue, 1866, Thomas Maybury, land- owner.
* Martin Avenue, 1878, Stephen Martin, old citi- zen.
* Margaret, 1857, Christian name of Mrs. Charles L. Hurd.
* Maiden Lane, 1836, from Maiden Lane, New York City, in 1836 a leading wholesale street.
McGraw Avenue, 1880, Thomas McGraw, land- owner.
*McCune Avenue, 1878, James N. M. McCune, land-owner.
McClellan Avenue, 1876, General George B. Mc- Clellan, U. S. A.
McDougall Avenue, 1868, George McDougall, early settler and sheriff.
McMillan, 1880, James McMillan, of Michigan Car Works. Street named by Walter Crane.
* McGinnis, 1878, Patrick McGinnis, land-owner.
Mckinstry, 1875, Major O. P. Mckinstry, of U. S. Army.
* McLean, 1862, Arch McLean, friend of Albert Crane.
Magnolia, 1862, a favorite southern tree.
Maple, 1840, a shade tree for which Detroit is noted.
Mulberry, 1857, a reminder of the excitement of many years ago over the prospective fortunes to be made by growing the trees and raising cocoons; the mulberry was once plentiful in this region.
Myrtle, 1856, an evergreen flowering shrub.
Moran, 1855, Charles Moran, land-owner.
* Maria, 1852, name of sister of W. B. Wesson. Miller, 1854, J. F. Miller, land-owner.
Markey, 1873, Christian Markey, land-owner.
Mark, 1857, Mark Howard, of Hartford, friend of W. B. Wesson.
Medbury, 1878, S. Medbury, land-owner.
Merrick, 1857, Rev. J. M. Merrick, of Hardwick, Mass., the native town of W. B. Wesson.
* Mary Mott, 1877, Mary Mott, niece of Mrs. J. R. Williams.
Mott Avenue, 1876, John T. Mott, land-owner.
* Montgomery Avenue, 1855, General Richard Montgomery, killed in the attack on Quebec, Decem- ber 31, 1775.
Milwaukee Avenue, 1882, leads toward Milwaukee Junction.
Marston Court, 1884, Isaac Marston, former Judge of Supreme Court.
Newark, 1885, seat of first Canadian Parliament having rule over Detroit.
Norwalk, 1886, Norwalk, Conn., birthplace of the wife of James Nall.
* Ninth Avenue, 1876. Nineteenth, 1867.
Nall Avenue, 1874, Charles J. Nall, land-owner. Noble, 1870, Charles W. Noble, land-owner.
* Noyes, 1852, William R. Noyes, old citizen. Street named by W. B. Wesson.
Newberry, 1880, John S. Newberry, of Michigan Car Works. Street named by Walter Crane.
National Avenue, 1868, suggests its own origin.
Napoleon, 1857, a truly appropriate name in a city founded by the French.
Norton, 1873, Norton P. Otis, of Yonkers, friend of W. B. Wesson.
* North, 1840, from its location just north of Gratiot Road.
* Ontario, 1857, Lake Ontario,
Orleans, 1854, decidedly French, and recalls the Maid of Orleans.
Ottawa, 1855, after the Ottawa tribe. Ottawa is the Algonquin word for trader.
* Ohio, 1855, our neighboring State, and first one formed from the Northwest Territory.
Otis, 1873, Norton P. Otis, friend of W. B. Wesson.
Orchard, 1836. "Methinks there is the smell of apple-blossoms."
* Orange, 1855. "Oranges and orange-blossoms, fragrant and fair."
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STREET NAMES, AND THEIR ORIGIN.
*Oak, 1836, a reminder of the "oak openings" for which the State was noted.
Oakley, 1857, Henry A. Oakley, of New York, friend of W. B. Wesson.
Otto Avenue, 1873, Otto Weber, son of Henry Weber, land-owner.
*Oceola, 1855, the celebrated Seminole chief of Florida. Albert Crane owned land near Oceola, Michigan.
Oakland Avenue, 1884, leads towards the county of Oakland.
Prentiss Avenue, 1878, George Prentiss, land- owner.
Poplar, 1885, a forest name.
Piquette Avenue, 1876, Angelique Piquette, daughter of B. Campau.
Plymouth Avenue, 1875, part of road leading to village of Plymouth.
Pelouze, 1880, Major L. H. Pelouze, friend of W. B. Wesson, Assistant-Adjutant General of U. S. Army, stationed in Detroit for many years.
* Prescott, 1865, W. H. Prescott, historian.
*Palmer, 1835, Thomas Palmer, old citizen.
Palmer Avenue, 1874, Thomas W. Palmer, sen- ator.
* Pierpont, 1853, named by F. J. B. Crane, after a street in Albany, New York.
Putnam Avenue, 1869, Israel Putnam, hero of revolutionary fame, and of the wolf story, here with Bradstreet in 1764.
* Pontchartrain, 1868, perpetuates the first French name of Detroit, so-called after Count Pontchartrain.
Plum, 1836, wild plums were native to this region.
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