Rochester Hills (Mich.)
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Name (Hebrew)
רוצ'סטר הילס (מישיגן)
Name (Latin)
Rochester Hills (Mich.)
Coordinates
-83.14972222 -83.14972222 42.65805556 42.65805556 (gooearth )
W0830900 W0830900 N0423930 N0423930 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
See Also From tracing place name
Avon (Mich. : Township)
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Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 42°39ʹ30ʺN 083°09ʹ00ʺW)
- Wikipedia, viewed May 18, 2012 :History (The first European settler was James Graham who arrived in 1817. Avon Township was organized in 1835. Rochester incorporated as a village within the township in 1869. The township adopted a charter in 1948 under the Home Rule Act. In 1966, Rochester residents voted to become a city, effective in February 1967. As a result, Rochester residents no longer had to pay property taxes to the township. In May 1984, township voters approved a city charter. On November 20, 1984, the township became the City of Rochester Hills. The name of the new city was put to a vote, with the other choice being "Avon Hills". The name "Rochester Hills" won with voters based on the area's historical ties to Rochester, and the rolling hills that exist in the area. Township Supervisor Earl E. Borden became Rochester Hills' first mayor.)
- Rand McN. com. atlas, 1989(Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Mich.; in 1984 Avon Township was incorp. as city of Rochester Hills)