Historic map of Oakland Township c.1896. Focused on the northwest corner of section 28, near the hamlet of Goodison/Paint Creek.

Google maps view of the previous historic map. The Rachow house is now part of the Wyndgate Country Club.

Chris Rachow (1846-????)
Paint Creek, Oakland County Michigan.

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Paint Creek Evictions 1912

April 18, 1912 - Members of the United Mine Workers of America on Paint Creek in Kanawha County, West Virginia, demanded wages equal to those of other area mines. The operators rejected the wage increase and miners walked off the job.

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St John's Methodist Church (b.1855) in Goodison, Oakland County Michigan.

Originally located several miles away until 1877 when it was purchased and transported to its current site for $90 ($2722.89 today).

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