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2018 Memorial Day Parade This Monday

May 22, 2018 By Joe Pagano

Flat Rock Memorial Day Parade 2017

Memorial Day is a day for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday, which is currently observed every year on the last Monday of May, will be held on May 28, 2018. The holiday was originally celebrated on May 30 until 1970. It marks the unofficial start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks summers end.

 

Flag in front of the Flat Rock Memorial

Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to honor those who have died in military service. In Flat Rock our Memorial Day parade starts on Division and Gibraltar near the old High School and ends at the memorial at City Hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memorial Day in Flat Rock, Michigan.

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WELCOME TO FLAT ROCK

The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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