Stop, Think, and Write… What kinds of stores or places would you hope this new town had? Imagine your parents come home today and said you were moving to a new town! Would you want to move there if one of those things wasn’t there?

The Village Grows… People were excited to buy land in the new village. By the end of the first summer over 100 lots were sold. Many houses were being built, and two sawmills were operating. The Ann Arbor Milling Company was located next to the Broadway Bridge. 19

The Village Continues to Grow… Sawmills cut lumber needed for building. A short time later, a gristmill was built. The gristmill was a place where farmers brought their wheat and corn to be ground into flour and meal.

The Mills With a mill in Ann Arbor, farmers didn’t have to take their grain all the way to Detroit to be ground. Mills made the lives of the settlers easier and also attracted more settlers to the area. Why do you think the sawmill was important to the growing village of Ann Arbor? Why did the new gristmill attract more people to settle in Ann Arbor?

Ann Arbor in the 1800’s Bach & Abel Dry Goods Store, 1888 Main Street in the late 1850’s Philip Vogel’s Meat Market, 1885 Alber & Co. Blacksmith Wagon Shop,

Alber & Co. Blacksmith Wagon Shop

Philip Vogel’s Meat Market

Main Street

Bach & Abel Dry Goods Store

How did Ann Arbor change? Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor in 1820’s.

Time to Act! 1. Create a short 2-3 minute skit where you and your partner act out what your settlers did. 2. Decide who will read each part. 3. Practice reading your part. 4. Help each other with new/tricky words. 5. Take turns reading your part with expression. 22

Stop, Think, and Share… Well now we are going to learn about what happened to Ann Arbor when 3 important events or places came to town! Lets pretend the circus came to town and didn’t ever leave. How would life in Ann Arbor change?

1.) The Beginning of Lower Town 23 The first Broadway Bridge was built in A dam was also build across the river. Then 3 mills were built to use the water power from the dam. This is Ann Arbor’s oldest building located on Broadway Street. It was built in St. Vincent DePaul’s store is located here.

2.) University of Michigan Began The University of Michigan started in Detroit and moved to Ann Arbor in The Ann Arbor Land Company gave 40 acres to the State of Michigan for the campus. Classes began in 1841 in Ann Arbor with only two professors and seven students. All students were men until 1870 when women were allowed to attend.

Eliza Mosher graduated from the medical school in 1875 and became a medical doctor. She was the first woman professor at the university and the first Dean of Women. University of Michigan campus in For a long time most of the campus was a big hay field. Much later trees were planted and more classroom buildings and dormitories were built. Dr. Eliza Mosher

1845 Now University of Michigan 5 buildings 550 buildings acres 2 professors 7 male students 2,860 acres 5,600 professors 51,000 students, men and women

3.) The Railroad Comes to Town The trains brought products to Ann Arbor that people needed, such as coal, bricks, and oil. The railroad took products that people living in Ann Arbor produced to other places to sell. 31 Settlers traveled by horse and wagon back and forth to Detroit for supplies. It took many days to travel the bumpy and often muddy roads. In 1839 the Michigan Central Railroad came to Ann Arbor. The railroad tracks followed along the Huron River. Then settlers were able to travel to Detroit in a just a few hours.

The Railroad Above we see the early Michigan Central Railroad depot. In 1886 it was replaced by the building below. We now know this building as the Gandy Dancer restaurant.

Poster Making Time We have learned why the settlers of Ann Arbor moved here in the 1800s and now I want everyone to make a poster that represents their life in Ann Arbor in Your poster should include at least 4 of the following features: 1. Your favorite places in Ann Arbor 2. When you (or your parents) came to Ann Arbor 3. Timeline of your life in Ann Arbor 4. What your parents jobs are in Ann Arbor 5. Stores that you visit on a regular basis 6. One natural characteristic of Ann Arbor that you enjoy

How Things Change Over Time… The History of the GAME BOY!! 1995 Play it Loud! The Original! Game Boy Color! 2001 Game Boy Advanced 2005 Game Boy Micro

Ann Arbor Timeline Main Street: Past to Present

Main Street 1824 Paths in ForestsForest Environment

Main Street 1860 Horses Dirt RoadsNo Trees…cleared Gaslight Lamps

Main Street 1890 Trolley Electrical Lines No Trees

Main Street 2008 Cars Paved Roads Electrical Lines Buried Underground Trees Replanted