Zig-Zagging through Lapeer county, around the ponds and rivers, a few miles north of Lapper, I came across this old church that looks to be converted into a house on Millville road. Nearby was an old schoolhouse and more houses along with the Plumb Creek flowing through the countryside. I found out it was on this creek that Horace Lathrop built a sawmill in 1837. It was the start of the town of Millville. Like many sawmill towns in Michigan, the timber around it was all cut down. The sawmill moved, leaving the little town’s population to dwindle. I was still intrigued to find this beautiful brick church in the Lapeer countryside, I guess that’s why I continue to take the long indirect way to get to where I want to go.
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