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</table> </center>  <br> </td>  <td width=518 colspan=4 bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign=top align="left"> <table cellpadding=15 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr> <td> <img src="/images/saline_header.gif" width=93 height=36 alt="Saline"><br> <table cellpadding=2 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tr> <td align="left"> <font face="Times New Roman,Times"> <font size="+2" color="#901321"><i>Overview</i></font><br>  <font size="-1"> <a href="/chelsea-overview.html">Chelsea</a> · <a href="/dexter-overview.html">Dexter</a> · <a href="/manchester-overview.html">Manchester</a> · <a href="/saline-overview.html">Saline</a> </font><br><br> <A NAME="1"></A> <i>In this area, old Indian trails converged on valuable salt springs. French explorers named the local river Saline in the 18th century. Surveyor Orange Risdon arrived in 1824 and loved the area so much he made his home there while mapping the route from Detroit to Chicago that became Michigan Avenue. The village Risdon founded became the city of Saline in 1931. Long a center for local farmers, Saline has also been tied to the automobile industry and in the late 20th century, to encroaching suburban sprawl in Pittsfield Township. The city's identity is now challenged by the decline in manufacturing and the housing slump, but its long history and diverse economy give it strength.</i><br clear=all><p><hr size=1><p> <p align="right">Next Section: <a href="saline-arts.html">Saline arts</a></p>  </font> </td> </tr> </table>  <br>  <br>  <br> <center>  <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> <br>  </td> </tr> </table> </td>  <td width=16> <img src="/images/washguide_04.gif" width=16 height=343 alt="-" border=0> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td colspan=8 align="center"> <img src="/images/1x1.gif" width=400 height=5 alt="-" border=0><br> <font color="#FFFFFF" face="Times New Roman,Times" size="-1"> Copyright © 2004-2010, Ann Arbor Observer. Thank you for visiting. <br><img src="/images/1x1.gif" width=400 height=7 alt="-" border=0> </font> </td> </tr>  </table> </body> </html>