Gagetown
N 43° 43.893 W 083° 27.111
17T E 302538 N 4844979
St Agathas Church in Gagetown, a lot of parking there
Waymark Code: WMRBT8
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2016
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Brother Joseph and James Gage immigrated from Canada in 1860. Joseph filed a homestead claim in Elmwood Twp. In 1869 Joseph built a store and mill on his land. Two years later, he platted the village of Gagetown where 5 roads met. In 1878 a Methodist Protestant class was organized. The next year Father Clement Krebs established St. Agatha's Parish the first Catholic Church in Tuscola County. In 1882 the Pontiac, Oxford, and Northern Railroad reached Gagetown carrying daily mail and passengers. The village incorporated that same year electing Father Krebs as its 1st president. Residents elected to the 1st town council included John Williams, Joseph Gage, Eliphatel Robertson, John Wilson, George Perkins Louis Lenhard.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: l2269
Historical Date: Not listed
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