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What was the Worst season in Michigan Wolverine history?
As of the 2008 season, Michigan went 0-4 in 1883 and 1-7 in 1934 and 1936. Read More »
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What is the history of Britton, Michigan?
The village was originally called Balch and was established after the Wabash RailwayWabash Railroad built a station there in 1881. A local storekeeper in charge of the post office, John Britton, paid $500 to rename the town after himself in... Read More »
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What is the history of Troy, Michigan?
The first land purchases in what became Troy Township were recorded in 1819 in section (land)section 19. The first settlement, known as Troy Corners, originated two years later when Johnson Niles purchased 160 acres at the SW corner of Squa... Read More »
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The Romprey's...bought their home in 1998 Ron and Kay, live at 404 W. River Rd. which belonged to the Louis Family before, and was originally the Benjamin Farm. It was said to be originally a Blackberry Farm, and Wild Blackberry's grow thou...
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The earliest building in what is now the City of Hancock was a log cabin erected in 1846, but no longer standing. It was owned by Christopher C. Douglas, who came to live there in 1852. The Quincy Mining Company founded Hancock in 1859. In ...
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The Village of Vermontville was organized in 1836 by the Reverend Sylvester Cochrane, a Congregational minister from East Poulney, Vermont and the Union Colony. The village was incorporated on March 11, 1867 by an act of the Legislature. Th...
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The Village of Gaines did not see a settler until 1856. The first passenger train passed through the future village site on July 4, 1956. A post office was established that same year. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaines%2C_Michigan
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John Vickers, the town's namesake, settled in the area in 1831. It was incorporated as a Village of the state of Michigan in 1871. A Michigan Registered Historic Site plaque reads http://www.rootsweb.com/~mivhs/images/vickersmarker.gif: Sou...
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The original plat of the village of Onondaga was laid out by John Sherman and others, on July 13, 1870. Several buildings had previously been erected, but the place dates its permanent growth from this time. It was also about that date that...
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The Dearborn area was first settled by Europeans in 1791. The village of Dearborn was established in 1836, named after patriot Henry Dearborn, a general in the American Revolution and Secretary of War under President of the United StatesPre...
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