The beginning of a hometown

In 1834 the settlement of Thompsons Corner wanted to become known though out the state of Michigan, therefore naming themselves South Lyon after being in the Southern corner of the township of Lyon. Then in 1873 after the railroad had been in placed and the population had increased they became establish as a village. Finally in 1930 the town of South Lyon became a city and started becoming the city that it is today. People have always been drawn to this place of farmland and open country, that has a closeness of Ann Arbor and Detroit. Over the years South Lyon has seen buildings built and fall and also people come and go. In this Journal I am going to tell the history and stories that I know about the town of South Lyon and the Area surrounding it. This is the South Lyon history Journal.