Editing Milford, Michigan (section)

== History ==
The village of Milford began with the building of a [[sawmill]] by Elizur and Stanley Ruggles in 1832.<ref>Lowe, S. D., Bourns, M. J., Young, B. B., & Barr, C. L. (1982). ''Ten minutes ahead of the rest of the world: A history of Milford.'' Milford, MI: Milford Historical Society.</ref> Early county records indicate that the mill was erected in the "Township" at that time, and that formal organization would occur in 1834. That same year, the first [[gristmill]] was erected by Luman Fuller. In 1835, the first [[post office]] was established with Aaron Phelps as [[postmaster]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1925 |title=An Account of Oakland County / edited by Lillian Drake Avery. |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/miun.arx1007.0001.001?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=HathiTrust |pages=41, 47–48, 67–69, 132, 225, 257 |language=en}}</ref>

The Lower Mill Pond was created in 1836 to provide [[waterpower]] for the various types of mills and factories. The Upper Mill Pond followed in 1845. In 1911, the Hubbell Pond was created by a [[dam]] built on the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]] to generate [[electricity]].  The village was incorporated in 1869.<ref name=":0" />

Hydropower made it possible for Milford to become one of the first communities to have electric lights, in 1892. A year later, telephone service was available in the Village.<ref name=":0" /> As a point of reference, nearby [[South Lyon, Michigan|South Lyon]] did not have electric lights until 1932.

By 1939, [[Henry Ford]] built a [[carburetor]] plant and two [[hydroelectric]] stations intended to allow residents to maintain their agricultural work while working in the factories. The former carburetor plant was demolished in 2002. The [[Art Deco]] station still remains on Pettibone Creek in the village, and restoration work began in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Powerhouse Restoration Project Overview |url=https://milfordhistory.org/project_overview.html |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=milfordhistory.org}}</ref>

The summer of 2017 was the first year that the village has allowed golf carts on their streets. By November, only 10 carts were registered.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lawler|first1=Emily|title=Dozens of Michigan governments have legalized golf carts on roads|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/dozens_of_michigan_governments.html|access-date=November 1, 2017|work=MLive.com|publisher=MLive Media Group|date=November 1, 2017}}</ref>