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Cherry Hill School

Wayne County · dedicated 1991 · 50440 Cherry Hill Rd, Canton

In 1876 this Italianate schoolhouse replaced a log school, built in 1836 and known officially as Canton Fractional No. 1 School. In 1944 Henry Ford, who operated a small factory in Cherry Hill, paid for an addition to this building, as well as for the salary for a second teacher. The school became part of Ford’s Greenfield Village School System where students benefitted from art, music, and dance curricula. Cherry Hill School was absorbed by the Plymouth School District in 1955.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Michigan History Center

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