Bethany Newton

What do Aerosmith and the Boat Races Have in Common? By:  Bethany Newton Moe O’Shaughnessy!…

Meet the “Godfather of the Races" By Bethany Newton Fred Miller has served the Downriver community now going…

Belleville is a city in the Downriver area southwest of Detroit. It became a village in 1905 after breaking off of…

Brownstown was actually around before Michigan was even officially a state. Like many areas in Michigan, Brownstown…

Ecorse’s history began in the early 1700s, as it was first settled by French Habitants under Antoine Cadillac. In…

Gibraltar may be small, but its impact in the Downriver community over the years has been huge. The area was first…

Huron Township was organized in 1827, but it did not look like the Huron Township we know today, as it included the…

Melvindale was originally put together in the 1920s and was made from a small residential and farm area called…

River Rouge was first a part of Ecorse Township and did not become a village until 1899. It then became a city on…

Riverview is one of the younger Downriver communities, as it is only 57 years old, but it does have a rich history…

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Romulus did not incorporate as a city until 1970, but it had a lengthy history as a township and a territory before…

Southgate is another Downriver community that is on the younger side, but it still has a rich history. The people…