Map of future campus on Meadow Brook Estate, 1958 (Oakland University Archives)
The west side of the Wilson estate, where the new campus was planned, was at the limit between what was then Pontiac Township and Rochester. Rochester was the mailing address for Meadow Brook Hall, and Mrs. Wilson was adamant that the new university should have that same address. In spite of opposition from Pontiac leaders, and thanks to Mrs. Wilson's political connections, the address was officially decided as Rochester.1
1. Interview with Robert W. Swanson, The Oakland University Chronicles (1997), p. 11-12; Mailing address for MSU-O to be Rochester, Michigan, Oakland University Archives, Historic Documents collection.