![]() ![]() Ezra's house was on the west side of Platt, south of Packard. They owned 80 acres on both the west side and on the east side on Carpenter Road, south of Packard. It was so named because Ezra and Horace Carpenter came out and settled at that location on the south side of Packard. So then coming farther south down Carpenter Road to the intersection of Packard- that area was known, and even today it's respectively known, as Carpenter's Corner. If you read the description of the property that he owned.) (That would be described as the east path of the northeast road corridor of section 2. But it began in terms of European settlements as Barney Road. And Barney Road began as Washtenaw – which has a long interesting history in and of itself. (Ed Wall also wrote an essay on this.) What is also interesting is, because of his location at that corner, he gave the name to Barney Road. He built a log house and a log workhouse, which became the first factory of Pittsfield Township. Back in 1824, Aaron Barney built two large structures on Whitmore Creek, at that point on the south side of Washtenaw. And then when US 23 came through it was all redirected and what else. At the time there was a creek right where US 23 crosses over Washtenaw – that was called Whitmore Creek at the time. There was a very early settler here in 1820 by the name of Aaron Barney. The first historic site I'll mention is along Washtenaw Avenue just west of Carpenter Road. ![]() We'll start with going from north to south on Carpenter Road. Oral History: Historic Sites in Pittsfield Charter Townshipįeaturing Pittsfield Township Resident: C.
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