Author: Elizabeth Nofs

8 Mile Road bears significance and importance in Detroit. 8 Mile is the dividing line between the city limits of Detroit and the suburbs. Eminem’s... Read more

The third railroad to run through Livingston County was the Grand Trunk Western. In the 1980s, this train track was dismantled, leaving the rail bed... Read more

There are seven railway crossing in Brighton, where the CSX meets a local road. Seven. And them wonderful CSX train engineers have to hoot the... Read more

By the late 1800s, Howell was already being served by an East/West train rail that ran from Detroit, to Lansing and then on to points... Read more

In someways, it seems clear that railroads were instrumental in the growth of some towns. Looking at the towns in Livingston County one can see... Read more

In 1834, John D. Pinckney left his home in New York. He traveled up the Erie Canal to Buffalo, New York, then took a steamer... Read more

The title’s not quite right, really, but it’s the best I can come up with for the building. Currently it’s called the BECC building (for... Read more

There is no Kensington, Michigan. Not anymore. Especially not since I-96 was put in through what did remain of the village of Kensington. But there... Read more

Livingston County, Michigan saw settlement starting in the early 1830s. There were two big factor’s contributing to the settlement of Southeast Lower Michigan (yes, we... Read more