Allegan County - Michigan Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This Marker is located on the South East side of the Allegan County Building

Historical Name: Michigan Historical Markers Description: Allegan County's name was coined by the noted student of the Indians, Henry Schoolcraft. The county was set off in 1831 and organized in 1835. Settlement of the county seat, Allegan, was promoted in 1835 by eastern capitalists who were attracted by the site's sources of water power. For many years steamboats plied the Kalamazoo between here and Saugatuck. Extensive lumbering by the pioneers cleared the way for farm production in which the county has been a leader. Parking nearby?: yes D/T ratings: website: [Web Link] Registered Site #: S0226 Historical Date: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/11/2023 theHostas visited it 06/08/2015 just for the fun visited it 05/05/2015 Historic Markers visited it 11/18/2007 johngie visited it 05/13/2007 Team_Fitz visited it

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