of the North Baltimore Area and Henry Township
The Settlement Years
Before 1860
1812
General Hull's army marches along Rocky Ford Creek at the southeastern edge of town on their way to Detroit.
1829
Henry Shaw, the first pioneer in the area, settles in Henry Township.
1834
Beeson Gristmill is established along Rocky Ford Creek, north of East Broadway.
1836
Henry Township is organized and named using the given name of the first settler, Henry Shaw.
