Sherwood Forest is a

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. The neighborhood is bounded by Seven Mile Road, Livernois, Pembroke, and Parkside. The community, with about 435 houses, consists of two subdivisions: Sherwood Forest and Sherwood Forest Manor.How Our Neighborhood Began and Grew
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which was the setting for the

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History

Sherwood Forest was platted in 1917 by Manly Daniel Davis. The first house appeared in 1922. The Sherwood Forest Association opened in 1929. Most of the houses were built in the late 1920s and 1930s. In 2002 Sherwood Forest became a Detroit Historic District.

Education

Sherwood Forest is within the

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district. Residents are zoned to Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, formerly the

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School, for elementary and middle school. All residents are zoned to

Mumford High School Samuel C. Mumford High School is a public high school located on the near-northwest side of Detroit, Michigan. It was operated by the Detroit Public Schools, and had been operated by the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan (EAA). DPS ...

. Palmer Park is operated by teachers and not by a principal administrator.

operates the Sherwood Forest Branch Library at 7117 West Seven Mile Road. The library, named after the community, was established in 1942. The current facility opened on February 20, 1951.Sherwood Forest Library
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. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.

References

External links

Sherwood Forest Association
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