The Settlement Years
Before 1860
1812
1812
General Hull’s army marches along Rocky Ford Creek at the southeastern edge of town on their way to Detroit.
1829
1829
Henry Shaw, the first pioneer in the area, settles in Henry Township.
1834
1834
Beeson Gristmill is established along Rocky Ford Creek, north of East Broadway.
1836
1836
Henry Township is organized and named using the given name of the first settler, Henry Shaw.
1858 map of Henry Township
Log cabin which once stood on Quarry Road in Henry Township