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Flat Rock Historical Society

April 2, 2010 By Downtown Flat Rock

Flat Rock Historical Museum - Flat Rock, MI
Flat Rock Historical Museum – Flat Rock, MI

Flat Rock History Museum

25200 Gibraltar Road, Flat Rock, MI

Flat Rock Historical Society

PO Box 337, Flat Rock, Mi 48134

  • Lila Fedokovitz 734-782-1269
  • Don & Cindy Fesko 734-789-8946
  • Barbara Fedon 734-782-1225

Flat Rock Historical Society

 

 

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: flat-rock, history, museum

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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