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Built circa 1843 by Michigan State Congressman Robert P. Aitken (1819–1873) and later owned by his son U.S. Congressman David D. Aitken (1853–1930). Still a private residence. Still a private residence.
Jacobs Creek, Jacob's Creek or Jacob Creek may refer to: Places. In Australia. Jacobs Creek (Australia), a tributary of the North Para River;
Rebecca and Jacob Fuerst lived on the farm until their deaths, Jacob in 1941 and Rebecca in 1954. Afterward, their daughters Ruby and Iva remained on the farm. [ 4 ] The Fuerst sisters sold their 160 acres of land to the city of Novi in the 1970s for a token amount, retaining a life lease on this five-acre farmstead parcel.
In 2003 the DNR asked the Northville Community Foundation to take over the operations of the Maybury Farm, which had been closed in 2002. An agreement was reached and the farm reopened in September 2005. [3] In February 2003, a fire destroyed the main barns, some of the farm's equipment and killed many of the farm's animals. [7]
Farms along Bear Tavern Road and intersection with Jacob's Creek Road in Hopewell Township and Ewing Township New Jersey Coordinates 40°17′54.2″N 74°50′51.1″W / 40.298389°N 74.847528°W / 40.298389; -74.
In 1966, Bewabic Park was purchased by the state of Michigan as part of an acquisition program to substantially expand the state park system. The next year the state purchased 40 adjoining acres to create the present park. In 1971, the bathhouse was remodeled, and in 1975 the campground was substantially increased in size.
The farmhouse was enlarged again in 1888. When he died in 1899, William P. Groves left the farm to his son, Albert, and his brother, Edwin W. Groves. Edwin died in 1915 and Albert's son William T. Groves purchased his share of the farm. In 1907 the Groves family moved to Ann Arbor and leased the farm to Martin Wurster, a German immigrant. A ...
The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.65. In the township the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males.