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LAKE ORION
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Village of Lake Orion is located in Northern Oakland County
approximately 45 minutes north of downtown Detroit. It is just
north of Pontiac on M-24, 25 miles north of Detroit. The Pontiac
Silverdome, The Palace of Auburn Hills and the new Chrysler
Technical Center are only minutes away.
Lake
Orion is 1.3 square miles with a population of 2,710. It was
incorporated as a Village in 1859.
The first settlement here was named Canandaigua, after Canandaigua,
N.Y. by the settlers who had come from there.
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However,
it was renamed Orion "because it was short, handy to
write, and altogether lovely." In 1929, it was renamed
Lake Orion.
A
power dam, built in 1828, united several small lakes and formed
the present mile-wide lake. The area became a summer resort
and developed into a year-round community.
You
can reach the Village office at:
37 East Flint Street
Lake Orion, Michigan 48362-3274
Phone: (248) 693-8391
Fax: (248) 693-5874
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