Historical Marker
David Simmons House
Historical marker location:
22000 Haggerty Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan
( Marker is on Haggerty Road, 0.2 miles south of Nine Mile Road, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1988
The name "Michigan" comes from the Ojibwe word "mishigamaa," which means "large water" or "large lake." This refers to Lake Michigan, which is one of the five Great Lakes that border the state.