Millburn Comes to Town; Ed Ford Passes Away

On This Day | Posted by: Tedd Long | 06/24/2025

1873: The city of Toledo offered a 32-acre parcel to the Milburn Wagon Company in Auburndale, a newly established western suburb just west of the city line. Purchased for a discounted $30,000, the Monroe Street property was located adjacent to the Detroit branch of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad