Articles for tag: 19th-century Michigan events, Deforest Phelps murder, economic transformation struggles, michigan history, Sayre Reeves story

Murder at Dexter’s Peninsula Mills

The 1845 death that connected Dexter, Milan, and the death penalty Photo: Colorized postcard photo of the Peninsula Mill. Courtesy of the University of Michigan Bently Historical Library. The murder of Deforest Phelps by Sayer Reeves in 1845 reveals how economic transformations can upend lives, creating struggles and legacies that resonate far beyond their time. ...