| A | B |
|---|
| Israel Bell | first settler in Redford |
| 36 square miles | original size of Redford |
| red clay in the Rouge river | reason for naming Redford |
| Erie Canal | Man made waterway through New York |
| a cordoroy road | a road made from cut down trees laid flat side by side |
| a ford | a shallow part of water that can be crossed |
| trees | a natural resource that was in abundance in Redford |
| red clay | used to make bricks for early homes |
| Rouge River | a good place to build a mill |
| Grand River | a road that allowed travelers to do directly from Lansing to Detroit |
| railroads | a faster way to ship mail than stagecoaches |
| Detroit Diesel | a large company that makes trucks and boat engines |
| a suburb | a community located next to a large city |
