Drayton Plains, Michigan
| Drayton Plains, Michigan | |
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| Unincorporated Community | |
 Drayton Plains, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°41′03″N 83°22′38″W / 42.68417°N 83.37722°WCoordinates: 42°41′03″N 83°22′38″W / 42.68417°N 83.37722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Township | Waterford |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48020 |
| Area code(s) | 313 (1947-93), 810 (1993-97), 248 (1997-present) |
| FIPS code | 26-84240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627218 |
Drayton Plains is an unincorporated community in Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan, United States.
Drayton Plains was never incorporated as a municipality.
It is located on Dixie Highway near the west end of Loon Lake.
In 1818, the Land Office opened in Detroit offering land for $2.00 an acre. Horatio Foster, Jonathan Perry, and brothers Harvey and Austin Durfee were among the first to take advantage of the opportunity to become land owners in the wilderness north of Detroit.
In 1822, Horatio Foster and his wife were the first to settle in what would become Drayton Plains, although just temporarily as they moved northward a few years later where they permanently settled.
In 1823, the first to establish permanent homes in Drayton Plains were Jonathan Perry, Harvey Durfee and Austin Durfee.
Harvey Durfee was born in 1801 in Palmyra, New York and married Elizabeth Daggett, also from Palmyra, NY, in 1820. Harvey Durfee died in 1872 in Livonia, Michigan. Elizabeth Durfee died in 1860 in Livonia, MI.
Austin Durfee was born in 1803 in Palmyra, NY and married Lydia Daggett, also from Palmyra, NY, in 1821. Austin Dufree died in Hastings, Michigan. Lydia Durfee died in Livonia, Michigan in 1883. Elizabeth Daggett Durfee and Lydia Daggett Durfee were sisters.
Jonathan Perry, after nearly ten years in Drayton Plains, moved further northward with his family.
In 1825, the Erie Canal opened, linking the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east. The canal made travelling from the east easier, which resulted in an influx of settlers moving into the Michigan Territory.
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