This Old House ~ Three Oaks, Michigan
After clearing the forest and building a cabin near a Michigan Central Railroad siding in the mid-1850s, Henry Chamberlain
left three large oak trees standing near the tracks. The trees grew in a triangle close enough together so that their leafy crowns coalesced, making the three appear as one very
large tree. As trains approached what was then called Chamberlain’s Siding, passengers and crew would exclaim, “There are the three oaks” when the landmarks came into view. When Chamberlain’s Siding was platted, Chamberlain
chose to name the place after those statuesque oaks, hence the name “Three Oaks.” :)
This Old House ~ Three Oaks, Michigan
After clearing the forest and building a cabin near a Michigan Central Railroad siding in the mid-1850s, Henry Chamberlain
left three large oak trees standing near the tracks. The trees grew in a triangle close enough together so that their leafy crowns coalesced, making the three appear as one very
large tree. As trains approached what was then called Chamberlain’s Siding, passengers and crew would exclaim, “There are the three oaks” when the landmarks came into view. When Chamberlain’s Siding was platted, Chamberlain
chose to name the place after those statuesque oaks, hence the name “Three Oaks.” :)