| HIGHLAND CORNERS a/k/a HIGHLAND P.O. a/k/a WEST HIGHLAND |
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Given that Highland's first church, school
and cemetery were all in the western part of the township, it is perhaps not
surprising that its first hamlet or village should likewise be established there as well,
centered at the intersection of Hickory Ridge Road and the main route between Pontiac and
Howell (now M-59). Durant's 1877 history of Highland says that Highland Corners "...was settled at an early day, probably about 1835. Zenas Phelps and George Lee were among the first
settlers of the place.
