Editing Greilickville, Michigan (section)

==History==
The Greilickville area was settled by Godfrey Greilick and his family in 1856, recently emigrating from [[Bohemia]]. Greilick operated a number of sawmills in southeast [[Leelanau County, Michigan|Leelanau County]]. In 1875, brothers Albert and Seth H. Norris established a settlement on the shore of [[Grand Traverse Bay]] consisting of a [[Gristmill|grist mill]], [[Tanning (leather)|tannery]], [[brickyard]], and pottery factory, as well as a post office with the name '''Norrisville'''. The post office lasted from September 1881 to June 1882, and again from May 1884 to July 1902.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=240}}</ref> In 1874, James W. Markham purchased the Norris' brickyard, expanding it and establishing commercial service. Markham Bricks, renowned for their pale yellow color derived from sediments in [[Cedar Lake (Leelanau County, Michigan)|Cedar Lake]], was supplied to build much of nearby Traverse City and the [[Traverse City State Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Follow the Yellow Bricks. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Follow+the+Yellow+Bricks-a0530403408 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Investigating an Urban Legend: The origin of twin brick houses on Seventh Street |date=May 2017 |url=https://gtjournal.tadl.org/2017/investigating-an-urban-legend-the-origin-of-twin-brick-houses-on-seventh-street/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1893, an extension of the [[Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad]] was opened through the community, with a station named '''Greilickville''', in honor of Godfrey Greilick. The community later took on the name.<ref name=":0" /> In the early 20th century, Greilickville transitioned to a tourism-based economy, and established itself as a convenient location for [[tall ship]]s to drop off tourists to the region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=leelanau.com |date=2008-04-03 |title=Greilickville, Michigan |url=https://leelanau.com/greilickville-michigan/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Leelanau.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1961, when Greilickville's population was about 900, a special election was held in [[section (land)|section]]s 28 and 33 of [[Elmwood Township, Leelanau County, Michigan|Elmwood Township]], including Greilickville, to decide a proposal regarding making those areas a home-rule village called '''Elmwood'''. The proposal was defeated by a vote of 238 to 88.

In 1995, the [[Leelanau Trail]], a public [[rail trail]], opened on the right-of-way of the former Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Trails to You, Courtesy of This Guy |url=https://www.traverseticker.com/news/happy-trails-to-you-courtesy-of-this-guy/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=The Ticker {{!}} Traverse City News & Events}}</ref>