Editing Elberta, Michigan (section)

== History ==
Elberta was first settled in 1855 and incorporated as '''South Frankfort''' in 1894. It was renamed Elberta in 1911 for the local Elberta [[peach]]. The village's founder is said to be George M. Cartwright.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.villageofelberta.org/history.html |title=Village of Elberta history page |access-date=January 8, 2008 |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509125147/http://www.villageofelberta.org/history.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[M-168 (Michigan highway)|M-168]], previously one of the shortest state highways in Michigan, extended {{convert|0.95|mi|km}} from a junction with M-22 in downtown Elberta to the former [[Ann Arbor Railroad (1895-1976)|Ann Arbor Railroad]] ferry docks in Elberta. This highway was decommissioned in 2012.<ref name="MoU">{{cite web |author=Staff |date=April 24, 2012 |title=Contract Number 2012-0366 |url=http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/greatlakesroads/message/16786 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105161909/http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/greatlakesroads/message/16786 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |url-access=registration |access-date=May 7, 2012 |publisher=Michigan Department of Transportation}}<!--Patrick Allen is an MDOT employee and member of the forum, reposting the contents of the contract verbatim.--></ref>