Local Milford Businesses
Milford Historical Society
124 E. Commerce
Milford, MI 48381
248-685-7308
www.milfordhistory.org
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 The Milford Historical Society was founded in 1973 by a group of
citizens who recognized the importance of the heritage of their
community and wished to share it with their contemporaries and
preserve it for those who will follow. The Society's continuing projects
include an annual home tour, various research projects and an effort
toward local architectural preservation. Through it's own
Sesquicentennial Committee, the Society published a book titled TEN
MINUTES AHEAD OF THE REST OF THE WORLD - A History of
Milford as another step towards preserving and disseminating the
history of Milford, Michigan.
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Milford Frame Shop
Now With Retro Toys!
Amazing Downtown Milford shop has hundreds of retro toys (Star Wars, He-Man, too many different kinds to mention them all!), Old Nintendo, Atari 2600 consoles, hundreds of Atari 2600 cartridges and more! You simply wont believe the huge collection of retro toys they have assembled!
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DS Kim's Tae Kwon Do
125 South Main Street #500
Milford, MI 48381
248-529-3506
Master Ted Price, Kyo Sah Nim
The Health Mart
Kathleen Jones, C.N
Professional Supplements and Programs
Standardized Herbs and Bodybuilding Supplements
369 N Main - Milford, MI 48381
248-676-8085
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Physiotherapy Associates - Milford
1550 N. Milford Rd. Suite 203B
Milford, MI 48381
Phone: 248-685-9623
Fax: 248-684-0594
"Changing Lives. Creating Physical Well Being"
Mention this ad and schedule a free screening with our Physical Therapist today!
Clinical Director: Angela Garland, DPT
Physical Therapist Assistant: Pete Lopez, PTA
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Milford
is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,272 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Milford Township.
The Village of Milford began with the building of a sawmill by Elizur and Stanley Ruggles in 1832. Early county records indicate that the mill was erected in the "Township" at that time, and that formal organization would occur in 1834. That same year, the first grist mill was erected by Luman Fuller. In 1835, the first Post Office was established with Aaron Phelps as Postmaster.
The Lower Mill Pond was created in 1836 to provide waterpower for the various types of mills and factories. The Upper Mill Pond followed in 1845. In 1911, the Hubbell Pond was created by a dam built on the Huron River to generate electricity.
Waterpower made it possible for Milford to become one of the first communities to have electric lights, in 1892. A year later, telephone service was available in the Village. As a point of reference, nearby South Lyon did not have electric lights until 1932.
By 1939, Henry Ford built a carburetor plant and two hydroelectric stations intended to allow residents to maintain their agricultural work while working in the factories. The former carburetor plant was demolished in 2002. The Art Deco station still remains on the Pettibone Creek in the Village, and restoration work began in 2004.
