Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society https://www.gwbhs.org History Matters Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:56:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.gwbhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-GWBHS-Circle-Logo-no-background-32x32.png Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society https://www.gwbhs.org 32 32 Sylvan Lake History Presentation https://www.gwbhs.org/sylvan-lake-history-presentation/ Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:56:07 +0000 http://www.gwbhs.org/?p=8315 Sylvan Lake – A History Overview

Sylvan_Lk_History_presentation_part1Sylvan Lake’s history dates back to 1818 when an expedition led by Rev. John Montieth rode into the area to see what lay between Detroit and the newly established post of Pontiac. The expedition discovered a chain of lakes. The lake which lay closest to Pontiac was surrounded by a fringe of tamaracks and was considered by the group to be the most beautiful. The explorers named this body of water Timber Lake, afterward changed to Sylvan Lake.

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