Index to Old Dexter Village

by Hazel Proctor
(Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Federal Savings, 1973, 97 pgs.)

Indexed by Sharon L. Brevoort, 2003

 
Old Dexter Village from Original Photographs is a photograph album of Dexter history. Copies can be found at the Ann Arbor District Library (call number R977.435 An), the Chelsea District Library (LH), the Dexter District Library (977 An), and the Saline District Library (977.435 Old).

Note:
Names of local residents are indicated in bold letters.Section titles are indicated in italics.
 
Businesses & Buildings
Churches, Schools, Cemeteries & Organizations
Everyday Life & Public Events

 
  People & Residences
Rivers, Bridges, & Dams
Streets, Views, & Transportation

 
Businesses & Buildings
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Business, 56-76
Alfred Drew Blacksmith Shop, 60
Alley & Sons General Store, 66, 67
Antique Shop, 72
Cash Shoe House, 63
Copeland School, 95
D. E. Hoey & Son Lumber and Coal Co., 61, 62
Evarts & Company, 2
Grist Mill (owners Judge Dexter, Evarts & Costello,
    Brickett, Henry Ford), 75
Dexter Savings Bank, 64
Dexter Mills, 2
Dr. Honey's Drug Store, 8
Gorman Funeral Home, 33

 
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grain store, 76
Dexter Mills, Grist Mill, 20
harness shop, 65
Henry Vinkle's Cabinet Shop, 18
logging, 56, 57
O. Wagner & Son Cider Mill, 74
Opera House, 12, 51
Phelps & Fitzsimons(?), parts, 10
Quish & Pratt Hardware, 68, 69
saw mill, 19
Schnebelt Bakery, 70
Sportsmans Tavern, 71
The Stebbins House, hotel, 3, 4, 73
Churches, Schools, Cemeteries & Organizations
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Baptist Church, 92
Churches and Schools, 86-95
Dexter Historical Society, 97
Forest Lawn Cemetery, 40
Gospel Church, 91
Grand Army of the Republic, 40
Methodist Church, 38, 87, 88
Michigan Historical Collections, 97

 
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Pioneer Society, 38
St. Andrews Church, 90
St. Joseph's Church & School, 54, 89
Sam Sturgis Collections, 97
Union School, 93, 94
Washtenaw Historical Society, 97
Webster Church & Sunday School, 53, 86
Everyday Life & Public Events
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Ann Arbor, 9, 37, 77
band stand, 15
barn raising, 55
Becker's Band, 43
bicycle, 83
cast of the Japanese Wedding, 51
Civil War Soldiers' Monument, 15, 16, 42
clock tower, 94
Coronet Band, 41
Detroit, 77
Dexter Fair ferris wheel, 46
Dexter Fair Parade, 45

 
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Dexter High School Baseball Team, 49, 50
Dexter K. L. G. Band, 44
Dexter Tigers Baseball Team, 48
Dexter/Ann Arbor Baseball Teams, 47
gas light, 70
Michigan Central Railroad Centennial, 83-85
salt barrels, 62
threshing machine, 58, 59
Village Park, 15, 42
Wahoo Base Ball Club, 47
Webster Township, 35, 55
Ypsilanti, 77
People & Residences
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Alley, Mr., general store, 66, 67
Armbruster, Rudolph, 71
Appleton, Ed, on baseball team, 47
Beal, Eugene, on baseball team, 47
Blakely Home, 31
Brickett, Thomas, grist mill, 75
business men of Dexter in 1901, 39
Chamberlain, John, stage line, 77
Copeland House, 32
Copeland, Roscoe, 38
Costello, Mr., grist mill, 75
Devine, George L., tavernkeeper, 72
Dexter, Catherine Gordon, cover photo
Dexter, Judge Samuel, son of Catherine,
   chief justice of Washtenaw County Court,
   built grist mill, post office, drugstore, 36, 75
Dexter, Mrs. Samuel, 95
Drew, Alfred, blacksmith, 60
Elasser, Herman, bartender, 71
Evarts, Mr., grist mill, 75
Ewing, Henry, on baseball team, 47
Fillmore, Calvin T., architect, cover photo, 37, 87
Fillmore, Cyrus, 37
Fillmore, Millard, 37
Fillmore, Nathaniel, father of Calvin, Cyrus,
   Millard, Julia Harris, Olive Johnson, 37
Ford, Henry, grist mill, 75
Gates, Dr., building owner, 14
Gordon Hall (Dexter residence),
   named for Catherine Dexter, cover photo, 26

 
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Hagh, Ed, on baseball team, 47
Harris, Julia, 37
Hertler, Geo., on baseball team, 47
Hoey, D. E., lumber and coal, 61, 62
Honey, Dr.Robert, pharmacist, 8, residence 30
Johnson, Olive A., 37
Keal(?), Irving(?), on baseball team, 47
Litchfield Home, 28
Lyndon, ?. B., of Ann Arbor, postcards, 9
Nash, Maurice, residence 20
Noble, E. S., residence 29
Parsons, Agnes, at residence, 52
Parsons, William, at residence, 52
People - Entertainment and Recreation, 36-55
Pratt, Mr., hardware, 68, 69
Quish, Mr., hardware, 68, 69
Presley, Geo., on baseball team, 47
Raywalt, John, builder, 31
Residences, 26-35
Schnebelt, Mr., baker, 70
Smith, Geo., on baseball team, 47
Stanger, Eck, 97
Tyler, Byron, on baseball team, 47
Van Natter, William, cider mill, 74
Vinkle, Henry, cabinetmaker, undertaker, 18
Vinkle-Steinbach Home, 27
Wagner, Otto, farmer, cider mill, 59, 71, 74
Wheeler farm and barn, 35
Wheeler House, 34
Wing, John F., architect, 30
Rivers, Bridges, & Dams
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bridge, 20
dam, 19
Delhi, on Huron River, 25

 
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Huron River, 18-21
Mill Creek, 20, 36, 75
mill pond, 18
Streets, Views, & Transportation
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4th Street, 17
Ann Arbor Street, 12
automobile, 9
Beyond the Village Limits, 22-25
Bird's Eye View of Dexter, 96
buggy with rubber tires, 79
Central Railroad, 77
Central Street, 15
Delhi, on Huron River, 25
Dexter-Ann Arbor Road, 17
horse and buggy, 78
Huron Street, 26
Lover's Lane, 21
mail stage (ad), 77
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Main Street, 2-17
Main Street views, 1868-1930s, 2-11, 13-15, 17
Michigan Central Railroad & Station, 80, 81
Model "T" Ford, 82
Pinckney Road, 22
railroad, 73
River Street, 26
Saltmarsh, Gillis & Co., stage line, 77
Territorial Road, 35
train depot, 62
Transportation, 77-85
View of Dexter from Gordon Hall, 23
Ypsilanti Depot, 77

Updated 1/23/23 SLB