Perrinsville

Perrinsville began in the 1830s as a small commercial center after Abraham and Isaac Perrin started a successful sawmill where Merriman Road now crosses the Middle Rouge. Businesses grew up around the mill, and by about 1850 the village had reached its peak of activity with flourishing enterprises on Ann Arbor Trail and Merriman Road. A railroad built during this era bypassed Perrinsville to the south, and in 1871 that railroad was intersected at what is now Wayne City by a rail line running from the north. Perrinsville's distance from these vital transportation lines led to its decline, and it became an agricultural area. Absorbed by the city of Westland in 1966, Perrinsville still has one residential street, a school, and a store.

Westland, Michigan · United States