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Bud Wilson came to the area in 1942 and opened a barbershop. In 1960 he purchased the old general store in Delta Mills and converted it into a business/home combination.

Clipping from Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Michigan. Pictured are stations in or near Delta Township, including: Delta (Delta Mills), Millett, and Ingersoll. One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and…

Stevens Garage was located in Delta Mills and owned by Eskie Stevens along with his son Arlin. Eskie's wife Hildegarde also helped in the shop for several years. Eskie and Arlin both served as volunteer firefighters. During  the construction of the…

Lansing State Journal -
"Old Delta Mills Landmark, The Depot, Being Demolished"

The Delta Mills Depot was torn down in 1941. Pictures taken in 1932. Jack Wilson served as the last ticket agent and operator.

Delta Mills Bridge. Pictured from the North Bank of the Grand River. Original steel span structure constructed in the early 1890’s.

This picture of the Grist Mill was taken in the spring of 1904 after a flood. The mill was torn down later that year in August of 1904. In the background is the Delta Mills Bridge. In the foreground you can see the water which had risen over the…

Delta Mills Bridge. View from the South Bank of the Grand River with the old Grist Mill in the background. Photo taken in 1899. People in the boat are unknown.

The steel span structure of the Delta Mills Bridge, which spanned the Grand River along Webster Road was built in either 1891 or 1892. Pictured is the crew that installed the new bridge floor in 1898. The Highway Commissioner, Charles Knapp is the…