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on official maps of the region. In 1852, the island was surveyed by Orange Risdon, who described the island as "handsomely situated for a retired farm". Later, a man named McKinley Wilson became the first
European resident of the island, sometime in the early 1850s. However, he only stayed for two
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had purchased the island from its previous owners. The family disliked the name Hog Island, and opted to change it, honoring their youngest daughter with the new name
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560:"When Power Island Was Henry Ford's Playground"
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