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Reminscences of early Michigan History 1800's
Mr. Samuel Munson, father of Mr. Henry Munson, of Detroit, is now living at East Saginaw. He came to Detroit in 1816 or 1817, and tended bar for my father. Being about my age, we used to slide down hill together, on Woodward avenue. We boys had a large skating park, of several acres, the water in the fall coming from the upper part of the city and flowing the low grounds in the rear of old Ste. Anne's Catholic Church. This water ran out across Woodward avenue on Congress street, making its way to the river down that low ground, or valley. It was crossed on Woodward avenue by a bridge, perhaps three or four rods long, made of
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