Greenfield Township, Michigan | |
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Former
civil township | |
Coordinates: 42°24′00″N 83°10′00″W / 42.40000°N 83.16667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Wayne |
Organized | 1833 |
Disestablished | 1926 |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Greenfield is a former civil township of Wayne County, Michigan; it was created from a portion of neighboring Springwells Township in 1833. Greenfield eventually encompassed the survey township T1S R11E. It even had its own police force. [1] By 1875, a series of annexations to Detroit and Highland Park had begun; by 1926, the township of Greenfield had ceased to exist.
Today, Greenfield Road follows the former western township boundary between Greenfield and Redford Township. [2] 8 Mile road was the northern boundary of Greenfield Township. [3] Tireman Avenue follows the former southern boundary between Greenfield and Springwells Township.
In 1863, American industrialist Henry Ford was born in southern Greenfield Township; Ford's future wife, Clara Jane Bryant, was born four miles to the north, in 1866. The Bryant home stood at the intersection of Greenfield Road and Grand River Avenue. [4]
Greenfield Township, Michigan | |
---|---|
Former
civil township | |
Coordinates: 42°24′00″N 83°10′00″W / 42.40000°N 83.16667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Wayne |
Organized | 1833 |
Disestablished | 1926 |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Greenfield is a former civil township of Wayne County, Michigan; it was created from a portion of neighboring Springwells Township in 1833. Greenfield eventually encompassed the survey township T1S R11E. It even had its own police force. [1] By 1875, a series of annexations to Detroit and Highland Park had begun; by 1926, the township of Greenfield had ceased to exist.
Today, Greenfield Road follows the former western township boundary between Greenfield and Redford Township. [2] 8 Mile road was the northern boundary of Greenfield Township. [3] Tireman Avenue follows the former southern boundary between Greenfield and Springwells Township.
In 1863, American industrialist Henry Ford was born in southern Greenfield Township; Ford's future wife, Clara Jane Bryant, was born four miles to the north, in 1866. The Bryant home stood at the intersection of Greenfield Road and Grand River Avenue. [4]