Stop, Think, and Stop, Think, and Write…Write…

What kinds of stores or places would you hope this new town

had?

Imagine your parents come home today and said you were moving

to a new town!

Would you want to move there if one of those things wasn’t there?

The Village Grows…The Village Grows… People were excited to buy land in the new village. By the end of the first summer over 100 lots were sold. Many houses were being built,

and two sawmills were operating.

The Ann Arbor Milling Company was located next to the Broadway Bridge.The Ann Arbor Milling Company was located next to the Broadway Bridge.

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The Village Continues to The Village Continues to Grow…Grow…

Sawmills cut lumber needed for building. A short time later, a gristmill

was built.

The gristmill was a place where farmers brought their wheat and corn to be ground into flour and

meal.

The MillsThe Mills

With a mill in Ann Arbor, farmers didn’t have to take their grain all the way to Detroit to be ground. Mills made the lives of the settlers easier and also attracted more settlers to the area.

Why do you think the sawmill was important to the growing village of Ann Arbor?

Why did the new gristmill attract more people to settle in Ann Arbor?

Ann Arbor in the 1800’sAnn Arbor in the 1800’s

Bach & Abel Dry Goods Store, 1888Bach & Abel Dry Goods Store, 1888Main Street in the late 1850’sMain Street in the late 1850’s

Philip Vogel’s Meat Market, 1885Philip Vogel’s Meat Market, 1885Alber & Co. Blacksmith Wagon Shop, 1875Alber & Co. Blacksmith Wagon Shop, 1875

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Alber & Co. Blacksmith Wagon Alber & Co. Blacksmith Wagon ShopShop

Philip Vogel’s Meat Philip Vogel’s Meat MarketMarket

Main StreetMain Street

Bach & Abel Dry Goods Bach & Abel Dry Goods StoreStore

How did Ann Arbor How did Ann Arbor change?change?

Ann Arbor in 1870.Ann Arbor in 1870.

2020

Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor in 1820’s.1820’s.

Time to Act!Time to Act!

1. Create a short 2-3 minute skit where you and your partner act out what your

settlers did.

2. Decide who will read each part.

3. Practice reading your part.

4. Help each other with new/tricky words.

5. Take turns reading your part with expression.

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Stop, Think, and Stop, Think, and Share…Share…

Well now we are going to learn about what happened to Ann

Arbor when 3 important events or places came to town!

Lets pretend the circus came to town and didn’t ever leave. How would life in Ann Arbor change?

1.) The Beginning of Lower 1.) The Beginning of Lower TownTown

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The first Broadway Bridge was built in 1828.

A dam was also build across the river. Then 3 mills were built to use the water power from

the dam.

This is Ann Arbor’s oldest building

located on Broadway Street. It was built in

1832. St. Vincent DePaul’s store is

located here.

2.) University of Michigan 2.) University of Michigan BeganBegan

The University of Michigan started in Detroit and moved to Ann Arbor in 1837.

The Ann Arbor Land Company gave 40 acres to the State of Michigan for the campus.

Classes began in 1841 in Ann Arbor with only two professors

and seven students.

All students were men until 1870 when women were allowed

to attend.

Eliza Mosher graduated from the

medical school in 1875 and became

a medical doctor.She was the first woman

professor at the university and the first Dean of

Women.

University of Michigan campus in 1854

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For a long time most of the campus was a big hay field.

Much later trees were planted and more classroom buildings and

dormitories were built.

Dr. Eliza Mosher

1845 Now1845 Now

University of University of MichiganMichigan

• 5 buildings

• 550 buildings

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• 40 acres

• 2 professors• 7 male students

• 2,860 acres

• 5,600 professors• 51,000 students, men and women

3.) The Railroad Comes to 3.) The Railroad Comes to TownTown

The trains brought products to Ann Arbor that people needed, such as coal, bricks, and oil. The railroad took products that people living in Ann Arbor produced to other places

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Settlers traveled by horse and wagon back and forth to

Detroit for supplies. It took many days to travel the bumpy and often muddy

roads.

In 1839 the Michigan Central Railroad

came to Ann Arbor. The railroad tracks followed along the Huron River. Then

settlers were able to travel to Detroit in a

just a few hours.

The RailroadThe Railroad

Above we see the early Michigan Central Above we see the early Michigan Central Railroad depot. In 1886 it was replaced Railroad depot. In 1886 it was replaced

by the building below. We now know this by the building below. We now know this building as the Gandy Dancer restaurant.building as the Gandy Dancer restaurant.

Poster Making TimePoster Making TimeWe have learned why the settlers of Ann Arbor

moved here in the 1800s and now I want everyone to make a poster that represents their life in Ann

Arbor in 2008.Your poster should include at least 4 of the following

features:

1. Your favorite places in Ann Arbor

2. When you (or your parents) came to Ann Arbor

3. Timeline of your life in Ann Arbor

4. What your parents jobs are in Ann Arbor

5. Stores that you visit on a regular basis

6. One natural characteristic of Ann Arbor that you enjoy

How Things Change Over How Things Change Over Time…Time…

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19891989

The History of the GAME BOY!!

19919955

Play it Loud!

The Original!

19919988

Game Boy Color!

20020011

Game Boy Advanced

20020055

Game Boy Micro

Ann Arbor TimelineAnn Arbor TimelineMain Street: Past to Main Street: Past to

PresentPresent

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1824 1860 1890 20081824 1860 1890 2008

Main Street 1824Main Street 1824

Paths in Forests Forest Environment

Main Street 1860Main Street 1860

Horses

Dirt Roads No Trees…cleared

Gaslight Lamps

Main Street 1890Main Street 1890

Trolley

Electrical Lines

No Trees

Main Street 2008Main Street 2008

Cars

Paved Roads

Electrical Lines Buried

Underground

Trees Replante

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