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In 1855 the legislature organized the County of Oceana with three townships; Pentwater, Stony Creek, and Claybanks. The name Stony Creek was changed to Benona in 1857 and the township of Elbridge was organized from Benona at this time.
In 1860 Hart Township was organized from Elbridge and in 1864 Golden was organized from Hart.
According to the book Oceana County Pioneers and Business Men (published in 1890) Golden Township received its name by an error. One of the first residents of the township, William J. Haughey, intended the name of the township to be Golding, which was the maiden name of his mother. Due to poor penmanship or error in trans- scribing it became Golden Township.
Golden sand beaches, sand dunes and our many maples that turn gold in the fall make this name beautifully appropriate to the area. Due to our townships location along Lake Michigan and the type of soil, we have one of the finest locations for raising fruit in the country.
Golden Township has one village, Mears. It was named after an early lumberman, Charles Mears. The village of Mears began in 1873. Charles Mears and Samuel W. Odell bought the land from a Hart physician, Dr. McPherson, and had it platted. They divided the blocks between them. The streets of Mears bear the names of some of the first residents. McPherson, Morrison (general manager of the railroad), and Maple Avenue, which is really Joy Street (after another railroad official). The 22nd day of January A. D. 1873 at 12 o'clock the plat was recorded and signed by T. S. Gurney, Register of Deeds, at the county courthouse.
Mears developed rapidly. Lumbering was the big boom. In 1879 the Spring Lake Iron Company constructed 10 seventy-five cord kilns, near Mears. It was located about half a mile north, behind Don Brubakers' residence. A second mill was erected by Mr. Mears in block 20 (Tiffany Store) , but it burned down before it was completed, in the summer of 1875. Several more mills were built after this.
There was a log Methodist Church in Mears, it burned down in May 1874. A new church was built that summer, Rev. James A. Draper, pastor.
In 1874 where the townhall now stands there was a blacksmith shop.
Mr. Mears had a store on block 31 (behind the Reid Store and the old Post Office) . Mears and Odell petitioned the Board of Supervisors to move the county seat to Mears. Mr. Mears built his store with the second story arranged for the purpose of serving as a courthouse. The Supervisors refused and the county seat remained in Hart. The pump is still standing there today that was on the front porch of the store.
A general store (a large two-story frame building) was erected on the S.E. corner of block 16. It was operated from 1876 until around 1886 by Cyrus Slaught. The Mobil Station now stands on this site.
Later (across from the Edwin Johnson residence), George A. Wager erected a similar building on the S.E. corner of block 20.
Mears in 1877 had 3 saw mills, a shingle mill, a large three-story hotel, a railroad station, a bowl factory, a post office, 3 general stores, and a bakery.
Mears is a ghost town. Look in Roy L. Dodge's Michigan Ghost Towns and there you will find Mears.
From once a booming lumbering village, Mears is now a farming community. The Silver Lake Sand Dunes has made Golden Township a famous resort attraction. While in the winter months the population of our township is small, the summer finds thousands of folks from all over. They come to enjoy the famous dunes, the beauti- ful lakes and our lovely quiet countryside.
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HART TOWNSHIP Organized in 1861
On April 9, 1861, Hart Township was organ- ized. It included what is now Golden Township
as well. In 1864 Golden Township was separated and Hart became its present size. That same year Hart Village became the official County Seat of Oceana County.
Early settlers in this area were, of course, involved in lumbering and related industries, for they found here a forest of maple, beech and other hardwood trees. Quite naturally they en- gaged in making maple sugar from the abundant maple trees, with the record showing that 36,036 pounds of maple sugar were produced in Hart Township in 1869!
As the land was cleared farming began, crops were raised and some fruit trees planted. It did not take long for these pioneers to discover that the soil and climate were very favorable for raising fruit. Frequent mention is made in early writings of the excellent quality and abundant quantity of fruit, and the hardiness of the fruit trees they planted in their clearings. Peaches and plums were foremost in popularity, with apples an all-time favorite. No mention of cherries until much later.
Marketing outlets for farm produce were increased with the advent of the Chicago and West Michigan Railway into Hart in the late 1800's. Produce could also be shipped by water to Mil- waukee from Pentwater. We quote from an article on Hart Township appearing in the 1895 Atlas of Oceana County: - "From a commercial standpoint the fruit interests in this county have developed within the past ten years almost beyond precedent, and have become so prominent that thousands of acres and hundreds of thousands of trees yearly, laden with golden fruit, send their greet- ings to their less fortunate neighbors, with an income to the owner of $200 to $300 per acre yearly. "
The accompanying picture from the 1895 Atlas illustrates graphically the rapid development which had occurred in Hart Township in a relatively few short years. This location lies west on Taylor Road along the Hart-Golden township line and is involved in the development of the U.S. 31 Freeway.
The abundance of fruit and vegetables produced in Hart Township and the surrounding area naturally attracted processors. The first canning factory, owned by Seager Bros. & Janney of Gilman, Iowa, was built and operated for the first time in 1894, resulting in 60 car-loads of canned goods being shipped from this factory that year. Products canned were apples, peaches, plums, pears, peas, beans, tomatoes (still no mention of cherries!). This factory eventually became the W. R. Roach Canning Company, which is now the Stokely Van Camp plant. Numerous pro- cessing enterprises have come and gone, with Stokelys, Silver Mill Frozen Foods, and Westfield- Sommers Foods being in operation at present, testifying to the importance of the fruit and vegetable production of this area. Of vital importance also is the Vroom Cold Storage facility, one of the largest in the state, which was attracted to the area because of central location in a productive fruit growing community.
The great advance in fruit growing methods and technology is graphically illustrated by the contrast between pioneer methods of horticulture and present day practices. In a published re- port of an early day meeting of fruit growers one man recommended going out qo the plum orchard, shaking the trees one by one to dislodge the plum curculios, and calling the chickens to come and eat the bugs! A far cry from today's air blast speedsprayers.
Cherry production in this area developed rapidly in this century, due largely to the enter- prising foresight of Dr. L. P. Munger whose spreading orchards in Hart, Golden and Elbridge townships inspired many others to also raise cherries.
Over the years Hart Township farms have produced all of the types of crops suitable to this climate, as well as dairy and beef cattle, swine, etc .. At one time this area was known as the "Pea Capitol of the U. S. A." Hart Township is presently doing its part to make Oceana County the "Asparagus Capitol of the U. S.A. "!
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ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP Organized in 1858
Below is a list of taxes on 80 acres of land in Elbridge over the past 103 years. Quite a jump from 1872 to 1975.
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Following are motions or resolutions from past township records.
Annual Meeting, April 3, 1893. Motion was made and supported to raise One-thou- sand dollars to build a Town Hall, motion carried.
Annual Meeting, April 2, 1894. Moved and supported that the next Election be held in our new Town Hall. Motion carried. Motion made and supported that the Town Hall be open free for funerals and all educational and literary meetings. Motion carried.
Town Board Meeting, May 12, 1894. Motion made and supported that the Clerk purchase one No. 24 round oak stove with 50 feet of six inch pipe and one elbow, eight bracket lamps, one extension table and 4 voting booths and bring them out from Hart and put them up. Carried. Moved and supported that John Hill, Health Officer, shall receive $1.50 per day and 75¢ for each half day of service. Motion carried.
Township Board Meeting, July 22, 1895. Motion made and supported that we build the privy 5 feet wide and 7 feet long and 8 feet high to be made of brick. Also, sheds 100 feet long, 24 feet wide and 8 feet high and to be finished by Jan. 1, 1896. Motion carried.
Board Meeting, Nov. 1, 1895. Motion made and supported that the Supervisor hire someone to set 44 cedar posts around the Cemetery on the road sides with hardwood rails 2 by 3 inches to hitch to. Carried.
Board Meeting, Dec. 20, 1895. Motion made and supported to let the job of clean- ing the yard and putting a lattice window in the privy at the Town Hall to Calab Schultz. Motion carried.
Board Meeting, Jan. 21, 1896. The Board of Health was authorized to purchase 2 acres of land from Henry Hecht for a burying ground.
1899. .. the Township Board let the contract to W.R. Trull to build the mangers in the sheds for $10.
Board Meeting, May 27, 1905. J. R. Thompson was authorized to buy 5 barrels of salt, and to apply same to the moss in the Cemetery.
Board Meeting, June 1, 1907. Motion made and supported to let the job to Joe Mull to put down a well at the Town Hall and put up a windmill and pipe the water to Cemetery for $190. Motion carried.
Board Meeting, March 23, 1909. On motion the bill of J.R. Thompson was allowed for $1.50 for Cemetery shovels.
Annual Meeting, April 5, 1909. Moved and supported to raise $75 for the construc- tion of a public watering trough near Cyrus Grates. Carried.
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LEAVITT TOWNSHIP Organized in 1865
Leavitt Township was organized in 1865, named after the first white settler of the township. A man by the name of Hazen Leavitt, who was 85 years old, came here with his son Worter and his children and homesteaded 160 acres in Section 6 of Leavitt Township. This is the place where the Antonnissen family now live. Three acres still belong to offsprings of the Leavitt family and is owned by LeRoy Strait. Mrs. LeRoy Strait is a daughter of Lida Hill, whose mother was a Leavitt.
A farm across the road of the Leavitt place in Section 17 was homesteaded by L. L. Taylor in 1860 and now belongs to John Herremans family, whose father Peter Herremans bought the farm from Solly Safford a well known race horse breeder in Oceana County.
Fayette Walker, who arrived in Leavitt Township in 1868, bought a lumber mill from George Holt and Stetson, and later sold the mill to Dunham Ross. By that time in the lumbering days the Butters and Peters railroad came into Leavitt Township. By 1870 the population grew in Leavitt Township to 316. It was about that time that Fayette Walker platted Walkerville which was named after Mr. Walker.
Here are a few names of the early settlers: Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Croff, Sec. 30, 1865; William Vaughn, Sec. 7, 1866; John Russell, Sec. 26, 1870; S. Wilber, Sec. 32, 1870; J. Pitts, Sec. 26; J. Beech, Sec. 4, 1870; R.B. Wells, Sec. 34, 1870; J. Alexan- der, Sec. 35; B. Fairchild, Sec. 35; B. DePew, Sec. 15; L. Colby, Sec. 36, 1880; L. Remger, Sec. 16; L. Lough, Sec. 9; Levi Vaughn, Sec. 22; and many more who settled in Leavitt Township in the 1880's.
In 1874, the appraised value for real and personal property was $118,781 and in 1976 3.5 million.
The first Supervisor was V.E. Clark in 1865-67, H. Goodrich 1868; A.C. Gowdy 1878; J. Bogue 1881; A. B. Bolt 1888; William Helyard 1889. There were more names in the 1900's that cannot be brought to memory. Mr. Bunting; Mr. Norton, Jim Gleason, Walter Childs, Garth Fairchilds and Glen Chase were also Supervisors.
The present supervisor is Peter Herremans. Members of the Leavitt Township Board in 1976 are: Peter Herremans, Supervisor; Richard Burrell, Clerk; Harry Kolbe and Carol Gorenflo, Trustees.
Harvesting potatoes on the Solly Safford farm.
Mrs. Vincent (Rhoda) Clark, wife of first Supervisor (on right) and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lew (Alma) Clark.
Sponsored by Leavitt Township
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