Essex CountyPhoto Du Jour

Wyandotte Indian Cemetery

July 11, 2007
Today’s entry takes us down the River towards Amherstburg, and to the Wyandotte Indian Cemetery. When this cemetery was established, it was located on what was at the time the Anderdon Reservation. The Historical Marker at the cemetery Chief Joseph White’s final resting place, the last Chief of the Wyandottes. A photo of the Chief, from the 1909 Fred Neal Book “The Township…
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Lost Essex County - New Canaan

July 5, 2007
Today we head out to the middle of the county, to another point on the map. Behold New Canaan! It was a little disappointing to head to such a biblically named locale, and not even find a church. This view is looking over the River Canard River Bridge towards downtown. 48…
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Lost Essex County - Southwick

June 19, 2007
Today we jump in the car and head back to the county, in search of more lost Essex County. The map shows the town as being just south of the Michigan Central tracks in this map from 1959. The MCRR tracks are long gone, but the remains of the rail line can still be seen. Across the street in a field, there appeared to be a pile of junk. Upon further inspection it would seem that that’s…
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Lukerville

June 13, 2007
Do you ever look at a map of Essex County and wonder what the heck all those little dots with strange names are? All kinds of phantom towns or villages are listed on the maps, new and old. So off we went in the hopes of finding some of lost Essex County. The first target was…
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Eglise St. Joseph

June 11, 2007
I was out this weekend shooting in the county with John, Mike and Allison, when we came up to Eglise St. Joseph in River Canard. Built in 1913, the church is a county landmark, however I had never before been inside. The cornerstone reflects the fact that the area was a…