 The land which was to become the City of Frankfort was recognized at an early date for its economic and commercial potential because it was nearly all purchased by the contractors who surveyed the land for the United States - - the Risdon family.The first known settler in Frankfort was Joseph Oliver who purchased the between Lake Aux Becs Scies and Lake Michigan in 1852 and built a small cabin.Oliver was a woodsman who lived off the land