In 1818, a land office opened in Detroit, and Soloman Sibley purchased 330.93 acres (1.3392 km 2) of land.
In describing his parish in 1798 he included 'Grosse Roche', referring to a settlement named after the outcropping of limestone rock on the south side of the Huron River. The first mention of any settlers in the area later to become Flat Rock was made by a French priest, Father Jean Dilhet. Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York. The town was called the 'Village of Vreeland' until 1838, when the Vreeland family sold off most of the land and relinquished control of the area. The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km 2). Vreeland had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.
The first European-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 18. It was later designated as a reservation for the Wyandot, and still functioned as such in 1830. History įlat Rock began as a Wyandot settlement. At the 2020 census, the population was 10,541. Flat Rock is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States, with a small portion of the city extending into Monroe County.
