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CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP Organized in 1855
The first white settlements of the county began in 1849, along the lakeshore be- tween Flower Creek and Whiskey Creek.
According to the Oceana Pioneers, when Oceana County was organized, Claybanks was one of the original three townships. The territory is now the townships of Claybanks Grant, Otto and Greenwood. The territory embraces some of the oldest and best farms in the county.
Oceana County's first Post Office was located at Whiskey Creek, in Claybanks Town- ship. A second Post Office was built at Flower Creek.
In its early history the prospects were good for a large and prosperous village being located within its limits, but events so shaped themselves as to cause the villages of the county to be located elsewhere.
The first county seat was in Benona at Stony Creek and moved to Claybanks at Whiskey Creek until 1864, when it moved to Hart.
The first school district was organized in Claybanks, in 1856. There were four school districts in the township in earlier history, none of which are in use today as schools.
The old Claybanks Town Hall was torn down in 1966
The two earliest churches in Claybanks were the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church and a Catholic church. The later was the first of its denomination in Oceana County.
The first election of the township was held April 2, 1855. The following persons were elected: Supervisor, A. S. Anderson; Clerk, Timothy Brigham; Treasurer, Thomas Phillips; Justices, A. S. Anderson, L. D. Eaton, James Smith; Commissioners of Highways, A. S. Haggerty, L. D. Eaton and James Smith; Con- stables, R. E. Cater, John Fordham, A. C. Haggerty, L. N. Curtis, School Inspectors, A. S. Anderson and James Cody.
The first mill tax was in 1857, amounting to $142.63 of which $25 was for library. The present township officers are as follows:
Supervisor - Richard Balenci Clerk - Lillian Kirk Treasurer - Arlene Davey Trustees - Robert Cameron Roger Seaver
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GRANT TOWNSHIP Organized in 1866
Grant was the last township organized from the original Claybanks territory which comprised the entire southern quarter of Oceana County. It was organized by an act of the legislature in 1855. It was not until 1866 that Claybanks was reduced to her present domain. That was when Grant Township was formed.
Grant Township, in the southern tier of towns in Oceana County, was named after the successful general of Civil War fame, Ulysses S. Grant, who later became Presi- dent of the United States.
The first township meeting was held on April 1, 1867. At this meeting, Oliver K. White, was named Supervisor; Jason Carpenter, Clerk and Henry W. Turk, Treasurer. In the early years, Grant's growth was relatively slow. In 1864 a portable saw-
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was erected on Section 33. It was in operation for four or five years and was
then destroyed in a fire. Another portable mill was built, this time on Section 20, around which quite a settlement grew up.
The Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore Railroad was built across the township in 1872, which opened up the area to the outside world.
In recent years, however, no Oceana Township has seen a more substantial develop- ment. At the present time, Grant is one of the fastest growing townships in Oceana County.
The leading crops grown are asparagus, beans, cucumbers and fruit. Large dairy and beef farms also contribute to Grant's agriculture.
Present officers are John Haga, Supervisor; William Wagner, Clerk; and Sam Usiak, Treasurer .
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DOUBLE J RANCH AMERICA'S FRIENDLIEST RESORT
Double J Ranch consists of almost 1000 acres of wooded trails and private lakes and for over 40 years has been famous as the friendliest guest ranch in America. It's western atmosphere is complete with a program of sports, activities and nightly entertainment designed exclusively for young adults, 18-39 years of age.
NEW ERA CANNING COMPANY
In 1910, New Era Canning Company started canning strawberries, red and black rasp- berries, cherries and apples from Grant Township and other farms, later grew to be one of the major independent canneries in Michigan. We are proud of our Grant Township heritage. We plan to be here a long time.
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GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP Organized in 1858
Forest City, a Post Office in Greenwood Township in 1872, was located 5 miles west of Fremont, Michigan. The mail route was from Whitehall to Newaygo weekly.
In 1872, Hazel Grove, a new Post Office was built. (It was named for Hazel Creek, a branch of the White River) . The route was from Whitehall to Newaygo, with Leland H. Shaw as postmaster. By 1877 the Hazel Grove area had both a saw and shingle mill with a population of approximately
50. The nearest railroad was in Holton, about 5} miles south.
Originally Greenwood Township had five schools. Today one school remains, Hazel Grove School - Section 33, corner of 180th and Skeels Road. It is currently used as a family dwelling. Cushman School, either burned or was moved. A new one was built north of Cushman Creek, on 184th and Wilks Road. It was used as a voting place years ago. It later was purchased by Ishmal Lods
and stood vacant and finally burned. McCallum School, on Roosevelt and 200th in Section 35, is now being used as a Chapel. Phelps School, at 200th and Arthur Roads, Section 2, today is Green- wood Township Hall and has about 321 registered voters. Woodward School, at 68th and Arthur Road, in Section 6, was purchased and torn down by Joe Barr, of Hesperia.
Greenwood Township has two cemeteries: one south of Woodward School, about 12 miles. Seven graves were there with two remaining; a Nathaniel Knapp and Park Woodward. The second one, in Section 21, about 3/4 mile north of Horseshoe Lake and 1/2 mile west (an unmarked road) , is still maintained. Vandals have ruined it, smashing and stealing the markers and digging into the graves and corner markers. A few old time flowers and grave impressions can still be found along with fragments of grave markers. The last marker to go was Ruben Artlip, a Civil War veteran and grandfather of Mrs. Ina Rose, of Hesperia, now in the Meadow Nursing Home in Fremont. The first Cushman School was about 1/4 mile north of the Cemetery.
Greenwood Township can boast of several saw mills. One of the larger ones was owned by William Clark, located 12 miles northwest of McCallum School, and traces of it can still be found. It was powered by steam with huge boilers and underground pipes.
Garfield Road is the Newfield and Greenwood Township line. It became a better traveled (two track) dirt road after two bridges gave out; the Podunk and South Branch.
An old timer (Ralph Woodward), told of the mail being brought from Whitehall (local) and left in a hollow of a large oak tree in Section 5. The tree was known as the "Mail Tree" with neighbors picking up their mail when they happened to pass the tree.
Most of Greenwood was timber that has been cleared by hand and stump pullers. In early 1900 a real estate company sold parcels of land, for a new city, to outsiders which were misrepresented as "good waterways to market". All they found was 40 acre plots staked out and no homes nor city. The city was staked out in city blocks, just east and north of South Branch Bridge and abandoned, and named Krain City. There were about 80 families that bit on the "swindle" mostly from Illin- ois (miners and their families to farm), but first had to find lodgings, clear land and build homes. The land had been paid for in cash in advance. (Of the original 80 families, the Frank Ruper, Sr. farm, of 120 acres, is still in his family. Anton Videtich has 20 acres, B. Kent 20 acres and Mrs. Mary (Louis) Kochsevar of Illinois 40 acres) .
Today the U.S. Forest Service owns most of the land in the swindle including "Krain City", which never was. The lower southeast corner of Section 8 has been made into a Federal Park and picnic area which also includes the old Walter Snow farm, just south of the pines at Pine Point. The remains of the buildings and old silo pit are still there. Also, daffodils, narcissus and honeysuckle still bloom every spring.
Walter Snow bought the original farm known as the Stebbins farm. Mr. Snow dug a ditch, or channel, across the river, north on Pine Point, to change the rivers course but didn't dig it deep enough. Today we walk across his channel to enjoy the river and follow the nature trails which the U. S. Forest Service has layed out. The U.S. Forest Service has marked the different species of trees and plants along the river path and hundreds of vacationers from all over come each summer to see it.
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