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HISTORY
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BERRIEN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES.
MICHIGAN.
With Illustrations and Biographical Shetche? €OF 2
ITS PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS.
PHILADELPHIA:
D. W. ENSIGN & CO.
1880.
PRESS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., PHILADELPHIA,
PREFACE.
THE object steadily kept in view in the preparation of this history has been to furnish an exhaustive and accurate account of events of importance or general interest which have occurred within the territory now comprehended in the counties of Berrien and Van Buren, from the first discovery of this region by white men down to the present time ; to exclude everything of doubtful authenticity, but to embody all obtainable facts in the narrative, and at the same time to confine it as closely as practicable to the limits of the two counties, referring to no outside matters, except such as could not well be omitted because of their close connection with the history of the region which is especially noticed.
The work is divided into three parts. The first nineteen chapters are devoted to matters common to both counties, viz. : the discovery and exploration of this section of country by French adventurers and priests ; its occupation by the Miami Indians, and afterwards by the Pottawattamies; the operations of Indian traders through all this region ; the several Indian cessions of land, covering the territory now included in Berrien and Van Buren; navigation and harbor improvements at St. Joseph, South Haven, and New Buffalo ; internal improvements,-in the matters of Territorial roads, State roads, plank roads, and railways traversing both counties ; military history,-principally referring to the services performed in the war of the Rebellion by a number of Michigan regiments, all or nearly all of which contained soldiers from both counties ; and finally an article on the fruit-belt of Western Michigan, which covers the greater part, if not all, of both Berrien and Van Buren Counties. Next, after these general chapters, is given a separate history of Berrien County, Niles City, and each of the several townships; and this part is followed by a similar separate history of Van Buren County and its townships.
The amount of time and labor which has been expended in the preparation of this history is great. Some of the material has been gleaned from the very few (reliable) published works which bear upon the subject; much more from county, township, and society records, and files of old newspapers; but by far the greater part has been obtained from the oldest residents and best-informed people of the two counties,-of whom more than three hundred have been applied to for information, and have given it.
The result of all this patient labor and research has been so satisfactory that the work is now presented to its patrons with the confident expectation that their verdict will be a favorable one. Every effort has been made to render the history as nearly perfect as it is possible for such a work to be; and, this being the case, no apology is thought necessary. It is proper, however, to make this explanation : that if errors are discovered (as it is nearly certain there will be) in the orthography of some of the family names of the early and later residents of the counties, it is largely due to the fact that the names have been found spelled differently (and sometimes in as many as four or five different ways) in the county, township, church, and society records, and that in several instances different members of the same family vary in the orthography of their surname. Under such circumstances, it is not a matter of surprise if the several writers of the county and township histories, often finding themselves wholly at a loss to know which manner of spelling to adopt, have sometimes made the mistake of choosing the wrong one.
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PREFACE.
To those who have kindly given their aid in the collection of material for the work, the writer desires to express his acknowledgments ; especially to the editors and proprietors of the several newspapers, the county and township officers, the gentlemen of the legal and medical professions in the two counties, and the pastors and leading members of the churches. The pioneers and other citizens of Berrien and Van Buren who have furnished information are too numerous to receive the separate individual mention to which they are entitled, but grateful thanks are tendered to each and all for the assistance which they have willingly and courteously given.
PHILADELPHIA, PA., March 26, 1880.
F. E.
CONTENTS.
HISTORICAL.
HISTORY OF BERRIEN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES.
CHAPTER PAGE
I .- Discoveries and Explorations 9
II .- The Miami Occupation
18
III .- The Pottawattamie Occupation 21
IV .- The Pottawattamies of the St. Joseph after 1815
30
V .- Cessions of Indian Territory-Erection of Counties and Towns upon it .
35
VI .- Navigation-Harbor Improvements . 39
VII .- Internal Improvements . . 47
VIII .- Military History-The Sauk War-The Great Rebellion 57
IX .- The Ninth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Infantry Regiments . 67
X .- Seventeenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-fourth Infantry 80
XI .- Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Infantry . 85
XII .- Twenty-eighth Infantry-First Engineers and Mechanics -First Sharpshooters
XIII .- First and Second Cavalry 95
XIV .- Third Cavalry 99
XV .- Fourth Cavalry 103
XVI .- Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Cavalry . 108
XVII .- Western Sharpshooters, and One Hundred and Second United States Colored Troops 112
XVIII .- Other Soldiers from Berrien and Van Buren Counties 115
XIX .- The Fruit Belt
118
BERRIEN COUNTY.
XX .- Natural Features-Early Settlement .
127
XXI .- Erection and Organization of Berrien County-Courts and County Buildings
130
XXII .- The Press of Berrien County 136
XXIII .- The Medical and Legal Professions
141
XXIV .- Civil List-County Societies 148
XXV .- City of Niles
153
XXVI .- Buchanan Township
174
XXVII .- Benton
187
XXVIII .- Berrien
203
XXIX .- Bainbridge
213
XXX .- Bertrand
227
XXXI .- Chickaming
232
LXVIII .- Waverly 66
544
BIOGRAPHICAL.
PAGE
Luther Kinney .
202
Elkanah Nickerson
203
Major L. A. Duncan .
173
Edwin T. Dickson
211
Joseph Coveney
facing 180
184
Israel P. Hutton
212
Jacob P. Van Riper .
185
Silas Ireland
213
Nathaniel Brant .
224
Sidney Spencer .
225
Eleazer and Henry C. Morton
197
Jehial Enos
199
Sterne Brunson .
199
Lewis Sutherland
200
Samuel Messenger
231
George H. Rough
231
G. N. Lord
201
John C. Morgan .
235
Warren H. Pearl
201
Alfred W. Ames .
236
J. F. Higbee
202
David A. Cuthbert
240
J. D. Bury .
202
Henry Renbarger
240
.
PAGE
Hon. George H. Jerome
171
Joseph C. Larimore .
172
Nathan McCoy .
212
Hon. Lorenzo P. Alexander
George H. Richards
186
Martin Tice
225
John K. Bishop .
226
LXIII .- Lawrence
487
LXIV .- Paw Paw
502
LXV .- Pine Grove
521
L.XVI .- Porter 527
533
LXVII .- South Haven "
332
XLIV .- Watervliet
339
XLV .- Weesaw
353
VAN BUREN COUNTY.
XLVI .- Erection and Organization of the County-Location of County-Seat 359
XLVII .- Courts-Records-County Buildings-Civil List 362
XLVIII .- The Press of Van Buren County 367
XLIX .- The Learned Professions 369
L .- County Societies . 373
LI .- Antwerp Township 374
LII .- Arlington 394
LIII .- Almena 399
LIV .- Bangor
407
LV .- Bloomingdale Township 421
LVI .- Columbia 429
LVII .- Covert 434
LVIII .- Decatur 66
439
LIX .- Geneva 449
LX .- Hartford 66
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LXI .- Hamilton
465
LXII .- Keeler
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XLI .- St. Joseph
312
XLII .- Sodus
327
XLIII .- Three Oaks
255
XXXVI .- Niles
260
XXXVII .- New Buffalo Township
270
XXXVIII .- Oronoko
278
XXXIX .- Pipestone
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XL .- Royalton
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XXXII .- Galien Township 236
XXXIII .- Hagar
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XXXIV .- Lake
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XXXV .- Lincoln
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Phineas Pearl
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CONTENTS.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
PAGE
PAGE
Mrs. Mary Witter
240
J. G. Miller
420
Cyrus Thurston
241
John Sebring
428
Frank Jerue
242
Aaron K. Tedrow
428
R. B. Huston
242
J. G. Clark 428
James Hannah .
247
H. H. Howard
429
Anthony S. Bishop
247
A. S. Brown
433
Isaac Hathaway .
253
J. N. Hinckley .
433
John H. Nixon .
253
William Packard
facing
434
Norman E. Landon
259
Alfred S. Packard
439
David Myers
259
Alexander B. Copley .
facing 440
Dr. J. N. Percell
259
Dolphin Morris .
446
Burton Jarvis
269
Charles H. Morris
447
Daniel Fisher
270
Nancy (Beaver) Morris
447
John Murray
277
Dr. C. T. Baker .
449
Robert Cassiday .
300
Gilman and Philena White
453
George C. Hartman
300
N. S. Taylor
453
Josiah Gano
301
Clark Pierce
454
Amasa and Norman C. Preston .
301
Hon. Fabius Miles
462
Thomas Evans
302
Thomas Conklin
464
William Ridenour -
302
Henry P. Phelps
465
Mrs. Mary Burton
303
Aaron and Austin M. Barney
466, 467
Morgan Enos, M.D.
facing 304
Capt. Josiah R. Hendryx
470
Henry Ashoff
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Philotus Haydon
472
Dr. Edward Hall
309
James M. Osborn
473
George H. Scott .
310
Erastus Osborn
473
John Bort .
311
John Bennett
474
Hon. Alexander H. Morrison
facing 314
John Q. Adams .
475
Dr. Lyman Collins
326
William Horton .
476
J. C. Caldwell
326
A. S. Wise .
476
Walter Donaldson
327
John H. Collins .
476
John B. Rush .
332
Dr. George Bartholomew
483
Josephus Fisher .
332
Orrendo M. Sikes
484
Edward Vetterley
339
Orman V. Rosevelt
485
Edward Brant
350
Charles Duncombe
485
Harvey C. Sherwood
351
Albert E. Gregory
486
W. W. Allen
351
Tobias Byers
· 486
Joseph Knapp
352
A. S. Haskin, M.D.
facing 492
S. P. Merrifield .
352
David Ferris
496
Sebastian Smith .
353
Anson U. Barnes
499
Gabriel F. Penwell
358
Eaton Branch
500
George Boyle
358
T. W. Howard
501
Jason A. Sheldon
facing 384
Howard S. Allen
501
Jonathan J. Woodman
389
Albert Harrison .
514
Henry Waite
390
Elder Joseph Woodman
facing 514
James M. Lull
391
Peter Gremps
515
Peter Harwick
391
Anderson C. Webb
515
J. R. Bangs
392
Henry W. Rhodes
516
Orange Stephens
392
Edwin Barnum .
516
N. L. Surdam
393
David Woodman
517
Alvin Chapman .
399
Philip Sherrod .
518
Edward P. Mills
404
William H. Lee .
518
Asa Crofoot
405
Jeremiah H. Simmons
519
Jacob Erkenbeck
406
Henry Wilson
520
Alonzo W. Stevens
406
G. F. Harringtou
520
Charles U. Cross
facing 407
B. A. Murdock
521
William W. Kinney
416
David Wise between 524, 525
526
Thomas Cross
417
Samuel Bartlett .
531
John Southard
418
Sanford Corey
. . 532
David K. Charles
418 Nelson Corey 532
William S. Charles
419
Russel V. Munger 532
Anson Goss
419
Manasseh Kern .
. 533
Thomas Kemp .
419
William H. Hurlbut
. 543
Orlando S. Brown
420
G. G. B. Yeckley
between 466, 467
Miles Davis
303
Robert Nesbitt .
468, 469
William H. Tryon
277
Elias and Samuel Morris 448
Richard Phillips
254
Edward A. Rood
438
L. W. Archer
.
417
D. O. Everest
John M. Vanauken
388
Abner M. Munger
501
Lysander Bathrick
302
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CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Outline Map of Berrien and Van Buren Counties . facing title.
Geological Map of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. 9
BERRIEN COUNTY.
Court-House, Jail, and County Buildings .
facing 127
NILES CITY.
Residence of Maj. W. S. Millard facing 156
Property of Maj. L. A. Duncan 160
Church of the Immaculate Conception 164
Premises of Mrs. J. B. Millard 168
Residence and Surroundings of Hon. G. H. Jerome .
171
66
Portrait of Hon. George H. Jerome
171
Joseph C. Larimore .
173
BUCHANAN TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Capt. George H. Richards
facing
174
Portraits of Joseph Coveney and Wife
180
Portrait of Hon. L. P. Alexander
" Jacob J. Van Riper .
BENTON TOWNSHIP.
Residence of James F. Higbee (with portraits)
facing 188
G. N. Lord "
"
190
Luther Kinney
Capt. E. Nickerson
194
Property of L. Kelley .
Residence of Lewis Sutherland (with portraits)
196
Portrait of Eleazer Morton
197
Portraits of Henry C. Morton and Wife
198
199
Portrait of Jehial Enos
Sterne Brunson
.
199
Residence of W. H. Pearl (with portraits) facing 201
Portraits of Phineas Pearl and Wife .
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201
Residence of J. D. Bury (with portraits)
facing
202
BERRIEN TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Silas Ireland (with portraits)
66 Israel P. Hutton
206
16 Edwin T. Dickson
66 208
Portrait of Nathan McCoy
212
BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Nathaniel M. Brant (with portraits) facing 216
66 the late Martin Tice
" 220
Portraits of Sidney Spencer and Wife
225
226
BERTRAND TOWNSHIP.
Residence of George H. Rough . facing 227
Charles F. Howe (with portraits) 228
66 the late F. A. Howe " between 230, 231
Samuel Messenger
230, 231
CHICKAMING TOWNSHIP.
Lakeside Farm-Residence of John C. Morgan (three views)
facing 232
Portrait of Alfred W. Ames . 236
GALIEN TOWNSHIP.
Residence of the late Henry Renbarger, present residence of
David Cuthbert .
facing 236
Cyrus Thurston (with portraits) " 238
Portrait of Mrs. Mary Witter . 241 Portrait of W. W. Allen
Residence of R. B. Huston (with portraits) facing 242
" Frank Jerue . " 336
HAGAR TOWNSHIP.
Residence of James Hannah (with portraits) facing 246
Portraits of Anthony S. Bishop and Wife . 248
LAKE TOWNSHIP.
PAGE
Residence of Isaac Hathaway (two views)
facing
253
Portraits of Isaac Hathaway and Wife
253
John H. Nixon and Wife
254
N. E. Landon and Wife .
254, 255
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Residence of David Myers (with portraits) double page
between 256, 257
the late L. W. Archer (with portraits) .
facing 258
Portrait of J. N. Percell, M.D. .
.
260
NILES TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Burton Jarvis (with portraits)
facing 268
Portrait of Daniel Fisher .
270
NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP.
Residence of John Murray (with portraits) facing 276
Portraits of Richard Phillips and Wife
.
278
ORONOKO TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Aaron Van Patten
facing
292
PIPESTONE TOWNSHIP.
Residence of George C. Hartman
facing 292
" William Ridenour (with portraits) 294
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Miles Davis
296
= Thomas Evans " 298
Robert Cassiday
66
300
Milton Preston
301
Sarah Wells
301
Portraits of Josiah Gano and Wife 301
Portrait of Mrs. Mary Burton .
302
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Morgan Enos, M.D.
303
ROYALTON TOWNSHIP.
Portrait of Henry Ashoff . facing 304
Portraits of A. G. Abbee and Wife
306
facing
204
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W. H. Tryon and Wife
facing
308
Portrait of Dr. Edward Hall
310
Portraits of George H. Scott and Wife
310
John Bort and Wife
311
ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP.
View of the Park Hotel
facing 312
Portrait of Joseph W. Brewer . 313 .
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Hon. A. H. Morrison
facing
314
Residence of Dr. Lyman Collins (with portrait)
"
316
The Michigan Basket-Factory of A. W. Wells & Co. . 318
Residence and Manufactory of A. H. Morrison . 320
St. Joseph's (R. C.) Church
324
Portrait of J. C. Caldwell .
326
Walter Donaldson
327
SODUS TOWNSHIP.
Residence of J. B. Rush (with portraits) . facing 328
Portrait of Josephus Fisher
THREE OAKS TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Mrs. Edward Vetterley .
facing 336
WATERVLIET TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Edward Brant (with portraits)
facing 340
Joseph Knapp
344
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Harvey C. Sherwood (three views)
66
351
351
S. P. Merrifield
.
352
Views of Pomona Point, Paw Paw Lake, Property of S. Smith
facing 353
WEESAW TOWNSHIP.
Residence of George Boyle (with portraits)
facing 354
G. F. Penwell
356
192
194
185
186
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John K. Bishop and Wife
332
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
VAN BUREN COUNTY.
PAGE
View of Court-House and County Offices . facing 359
ANTWERP TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Hon. J. J. Woodman (with portraits) . facing 374
Peter Harwick (with portraits)
James M. Lull 60
378
Henry Waite. 378
J. R. Bangs (with portraits) . 380
Nathaniel L. Surdam (with portraits) 382
Portraits of Jason A. Sheldon and Wife
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Lysander Bathrick and Wife .
388
Residence of Orange Stephens (with portraits)
392
ARLINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Alvin Chapman (with portraits) : . facing 394
ALMENA TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Alonzo W. Stevens facing 400
Asa Crofoot
. Edward P. Mills
Portraits of Jacob Erkenbeck and Wife
406
BANGOR TOWNSHIP.
Portraits of Charles U. Cross and Wife facing 407
Residence of Thomas Cross (with portraits)
William S. Charles "
Anson Goss
Property of J. G. Miller
Residence of Wm. W. Kinney .
417
Portraits of John Southard and Wife
418
Residence of D. K. Charles (with portraits)
facing
418
420
Portraits of Thomas Kemp and Wife
420
BLOOMINGDALE TOWNSHIP.
Residence of H. H. Howard (with portraits) facing 422
Church and Parsonage-Store and Residence of J. G. Clark (with portraits)
424
Residence of Catharine Tedrow (with portraits)
426
" John Sebring
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Mrs. S. D. Brown (with portraits) facing 430
W. J. Dennis.
432
Portraits of J. N. Hinckley and Wife
434
COVERT TOWNSHIP.
Portraits of William and W. O. Packard . facing 434
436
Portrait of E. A. Rood
438
DECATUR TOWNSHIP.
Portrait of Alexander B. Copley facing 440
Decatur Union School Building . 442
Residence of C. T. Baker, M.D. (with portrait) 444
Portraits of Dolphin Morris and Wife 446
Elias and Samuel Morris. 448
Old Homestead of Dolphin Morris, late Residence of C. H. Morris
facing 448
Portraits of the late C. H. Morris and Wife
448
GENEVA TOWNSHIP.
Residences of Gilman and Philena White, Irvington
between 450, 451
Geneva Mills and Residence of S. W. Trowbridge " 450, 451 Residence of Noble S. Taylor (three views, with portraits) facing 452 Portraits of Clark Pierce and Wife .
. 454
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP.
PAGE
Residence of Thomas Conklin (with portraits) .
facing
456
Henry Phelps "
"
460
66
Fabius Miles
.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP.
Residence of A. S. Wise (with portraits) · facing 465
Portrait of G. G. B. Yeckley
between 466, 467
Portraits of Aaron and Austin M. Barney
466, 467
Residence of Robert Nesbitt (with portraits)
468, 469
facing 471
Portraits of Josiah R. Hendryx and Wife . 471
Residence of James M. Osborn (with portraits) facing 472
Portrait of Philotus Haydon
473
" - Erastus Osborn 474
Residence of John Bennett (with portraits) facing 474
Portraits of John Q. Adams and Wife
.
475
Residence of J. H. Collins (with portraits)
facing
476
Portraits of William Horton and Wife
476
KEELER TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Charles Duncombe (with portraits)
facing 478
A. E. Gregory
480
O. V. Rosevelt
482
"
Camping-Ground of E. Pardee (three views) " 483
Portrait of Dr. George Bartholomew .
.
483
Residence of O. M. Sikes (with portraits) .
facing
484
Tobias Byers
486
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP.
Residence of Howard S. Allen (with portraits) . facing 488
Portrait of A. S. Haskin, M.D. .
492
Residence of T. W. Howard (with portraits) 494
Portraits of David Ferris and Wife . 496
Residence of A. U. Barnes (with portraits)
498
Portrait of Eaton Branch .
500
PAW PAW TOWNSHIP.
Residence of David Woodman (with portraits) . facing 502
66 Albert Harrison " 504
66 G. F. Harrington 506
Philip Sherrod 508
66 A. C. Webb " 508
66 B. A. Murdock (with portraits)
510
Portraits of Elder Joseph Woodman and Wife . 514
Peter Gremps and Wife . 515
Henry W. Rhodes and Wife
. 516
Portrait of Edwin Barnum
517
" William H. Lee
Jeremiah H. Simmons
519
Residence of Henry Wilson (with portraits)
facing
520
PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP.
Portrait of Chauncey Wise
522
Residence of David Wise (with portraits) .
between 524, 525
Portraits of D. O. Everest and Wife .
527
PORTER TOWNSHIP.
Portrait of Sanford Corey .
between 528, 529
Residence of A. M. Munger
528, 529
66 R. V. Munger 528, 529
the late Luke Munger (with portrait)
528, 529
Samuel Bartlett (with portraits) .
facing 530
.
Portrait of Nelson Corey
532
Manasseh Kern
533
.
SOUTH HAVEN TOWNSHIP.
Residence of W. H. Hurlbut (three views, with portraits). facing 534 Leighton Block and First National Bank Building . 538
WAVERLY TOWNSHIP.
Residence of O. A. Breck .
facing 544
.
Portrait of John M. Vanauken .
.
410
412
414
416
O. S. Brown
"
408
404
404
66
384
Residence and Stock-Farm of J. R. & H. J. Hendryx
462
376
Residence and Mill of A. S. Packard (with portraits)
428
519
GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE LOWER PENINSULA MICHIGAN.
Explanation of Colors
DOIS BLANG ID.
WAUGOSHANCE
Helderberg Group
1b.
Hamilton
CANNEL
1
Black Shale
HAMMOND'S BAY
Waverly Group
MMET
Carboniferous Limestone
idle Traver
Coal Measures
Patoskey
NORTH MANHOU
ZSE PRESQUEISLE
N
CHARLEVOIX orwbod
SOUTH MANU
THUNDER BAY ID.
A
ALPENA
H
SLEEPING DEAT
NTŘIM
G
SOUTH POINT,
C
Kalkaska
cond
Traverse City
4
R
Frankfurt
BEN ZIE
KALKASKA
CRAWFORD Crawford
OŚCODA
ALCONA
· Harrisville
I
O
able City
0
Wexford
2
-
Marlisten
TESTOME PT
.Falmouth
TOE BANQUES
VESTONE QUARRIES
MASON
LAKE
OCEQLA
CLARE
GLADWIN
Port Crescent
YTES
Caseulle
.
Chase
Lake
WILD FOR
Sand Beach
Reed City
Crate
HURON
OGRANA
.Big Rapide PECOSTA ISABELLA
MIDLAND Sanford
·Sebewaing
White Rock
Morgatuville
Bay bay
NEWAGO
Saginaw
St.Louis
E
·Whitehall MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM
SAGINAW
Vassar
SANILAC
GRATIOF
St. Charles
·Muskegon
Stanton Greenville
Ferry sbar
GENESEE Flint
LAPEER
Lake Fort
Grand Haver
Grand
IONIA Tonia.
St. John's CLINTON
ST. CLAIR
OTTAWA
·Corunna SHIAWASSEE
Port Huron
7
LANSING
Holle
MACOMB
OAKLAND
Hastings BARRY
EATON Charlotte Eaton Rapid
INGHAM Mason
Pentlat
M. Clements
Allegan
South Haven
LAKE
VAN BUREN
WAYNE
Paw Paw
CALHOUN
· Schoolcraft
St.Joseph
Union City
Tecumsehe
MONROE
BER RIEN
JOSEPH Centerville
BRANCH Coldwater
LENAWEE
HILLSDALE
Monroe
Wiles
Adrian
LAKE ERIE
New Buffalo
1
N
D LXN
0 H
1 70
TOLEDO
HAT
Port
asti
KOY CLAQUES
Ludington
Forwell
Bock Falls
Pentwater
MANISTEE WEX FORD
MASSAUKEE ROSCOMMON
.Ogemaw O'GEM AW
Tawas City
Chiamo Lake
CHEDE
Cheboygan
LITTLE TRY
VERSE
Rogers City PRESQUE
PREVISTE
USLE
GRAND TRAVERSE
Alpen
OTSEGO
MONTMORENÓI
LEELENAU
GRAND TRAVERSE Walton
· Vanilac
Rockford
A
ENT
Owosso
LIVINGSTON Howell
ALLEGAN
ST. CLAIR
KALAMAZOO
Battle
Ann Arbor
DETROIT
Jackson's
KALAMAZOO
JACKSON
Ypsilanti WASHTENAW
CASS Cassopolis Three Sisters
Jonesville
Rast Saginaw US COLA
-
HISTORY
OF
BERRIEN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.
BY FRANKLIN ELLIS.
CHAPTER I.
DISCOVERIES AND EXPLORATIONS.
French Adventurers, Hunters, Fur-Traders, and Priests-The Fran- ciscans-The Jesuits-Establishment of Posts and Missions in the Northwest-Formal Possession of the Upper Lake Country taken by the French-The Unknown Waters of Lake Michigan- La Salle, the Adventurer and Explorer-Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette-Their Voyage to the Mississippi-Discovery of the St. Joseph River-Death of Marquette-La Salle's Explorations-First Vessel on the Upper Lakes-Sailing of the "Griffin," bound to the Mouth of the St. Joseph, where she never arrived-La Salle on the St. Joseph in 1679-" Fort Miami" built at the mouth of the River -Passage up the St. Joseph in Canoes-Journey to the Illinois- Return by Way of the Mouth of the St. Joseph-First Overland Journey from the St. Joseph to the Detroit River-Return to the St. Joseph in 1680-Destruction of "Fort Miami"-Another Journey to the Illinois-Return to the St. Joseph-" Fort Miami" Rebuilt- Clearing and Preparations for Ship-Building at the Mouth of the St. Joseph-Winter Quarters at " Fort Miami"-Remote Tribes of Indians coming to the St. Joseph for French Protection-Councils with the Illinois and Miamis-Expedition to the Mouth of the Mis- sissippi-La Salle's subsequent Visits to the St. Joseph River.
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