Michigan History Timeline 1787-1887 by USAStatesDates

KEEP MICHIGAN SPIRIT HIGH

Everything you have ever wanted to know about American States' History


	Home

	About

	Objectives

	Links

	Affiliates

	Contact Us

	Terms-Disclaimer-Privacy

MICHIGAN BUSINESSES

<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com">Yahoo! Finance</a><br/><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=F">Quote for F</a>

SPONSOR

Black Pine Animal Park

<A class="APCAnchor" HREF="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?AID=855982715&PSTID=5&LTID=16&lang=1">Buy Posters at AllPosters.com </A>

See below

MI CELEBRITIES & famous people

Alice Cooper, Madonna, Diana Ross, Serena Williams

View Larger Map

1.419km² - MI Montmorency

1787 MICHIGAN 1887
Updated January 25, 2010 - 344 TOPICS
1787	50 YEARS BEFORE MICHIGAN'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION Robert Matthews appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1787-1788). July 13, Michigan became part of Northwest Territory.
1788	Patrick Murray appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1788-1790).

1790	John Smith appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1790-1792).

1792	William Claus appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. Richard England appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1792-July 11, 1796).
1793
1794
1795
1796	Wayne County established in Michigan, seat Detroit. July 11, Fort Detroit in Michigan under British rule, transferred to the U.S. July 12, John Francis Hamtramck appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1796-1797).
1797	Anthony Wayne appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. James Wilkinson appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. D. Strong appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1797-1800).
1798	Hamtramck, organized as township in Wayne County, Michigan. Named for Colonel John F. Hamtramck, first American commander at Detroit. Coordinates 42°24'N-83°03'W.
1799
1800	Michigan state population, 551 residents. Michigan, Mackinac County population, 551 residents. Porter appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. H.J. Hunt appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1800-1802). July 4, Michigan, became part of Indiana Territory.
1801
1802	John Francis Hamtramck appointed second-term commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1802-April 11, 1803). January 18, Detroit incorporated as a town in Wayne County, Michigan.
1803	LOUISIANA PURCHASE John Whistler appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. Thomas Hunt appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1803-1805).
1804
1805	January 11, Michigan became Michigan Territory with Detroit as Capital. June 30, William Hull appointed governor of Michigan Territory(1805-October 29, 1813). August, S.T. Dyson appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1805-April 1807). November 6, Detroit city in Wayne County, Michigan, destroyed by fire.
1806
1807
1808
1809	Jacob Kingsbury appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1809-1812).
1810	Michigan state population, 4,762 residents. Michigan, Mackinac County population, 615 residents. Michigan, Macomb County population, 580 residents. Michigan, Monroe County population, 1,340 residents. Michigan, Wayne County population, 2,227 residents.
1811	February 20, Henry Hastings Sibley, born in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. First governor of Minnesota.
1812	Fort Detroit and Fort Mackinac in Michigan, occupied by British forces. May, John Whistler appointed second-term commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1812-July 1812). July, William Hull appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1812-August 18, 1812). August 18, Henry A. Procter appointed British commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1812-September 18, 1813).
1813	September 29, Duncan McArthur appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. William Henry Harrison appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1813-October 1813). October, Lewis Cass appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1813-November 1813). October 29, Lewis Cass appointed governor of Michigan (1813-August 6, 1831). November, Abraham Edwards appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1813-February 1814).
1814	February, H. Butler appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1814-March 1814). March, George Croghan appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1814-July 1814). July, H. Butler appointed second-term commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1814-1815).
1815	W.H. Puthuff appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. Grandport (today Ecorse) settled on the site of a Native American camp on the Detroit River in Wayne County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°15'N-83°09'W. September, Miller appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. October 24, Detroit incorporated as a city in Wayne County, Michigan.
1816
1817	Birmingham, settled by John and Rufus Hunter on the 'Saginaw Trail' along the River Rouge in Oakland County, Michigan. Named for Birmingham in England. Coordinates : 42°33'N-83°15'W. Monroe County established in Michigan, seat Monroe.
1818	Crawford County established in Michigan, seat Grayling. Mackinac County established in Michigan, seat Saint Ignace. Macomb County established in Michigan, seat Mount Clemens.
1819	Bloomfield Hills (Bagley's Corners, Bloomfield Center) settled by Amasa Bagley, city in Oakland County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°35'N-83°15'W. Flint established on the Flint River in Genesee County, Michigan. Coordinates 43°21'N-84°03'. Oakland County established in Michigan, seat Pontiac. The Treaty of Saginaw, about 6 million acres of Native American land, ceded to Michigan settlers.
1820	Michigan state population, 8,765 residents. Michigan, Brown County population, 952 residents. Michigan, Crawford County population, 361 residents. Michigan, Mackinac County population, 819 residents. Michigan, Macomb County population, 898 residents. Michigan, Monroe County population, 1,831 residents. Michigan, Oakland County population, 330 residents. Michigan, Wayne County population, 3,574 residents. St. Clair County established in Michigan, seat Port Huron.
1821	Ada, first settlers arrived in the area, Kent County, Michigan.
1822	Lenawee County established in Michigan, seat Adrian. Shiawassee County established in Michigan, seat Corunna.
1823	Drayton Plains, settled in Oakland County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°41'N-83°23'W.
1824	Ann Arbor founded in Washtenaw County, Michigan, by John Allen and Elisha W. Rumsey. Coordinates 42°18'N-83°45'W. John R. Williams appoinetd mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1824-1825). Quakertown (now Farmington) settled on the Rouge River in Oakland County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°28'N-83°22'W. Attractions & Recreation : Botsford Inn
1825	August 9, Elisha Peyre Ferry, born in Monroe, Michigan. First governor of Washington State (1889-1893).
1826	Adrian town on the Raisin River in Lenawee County, Michigan, founded by Addison J. Comstock. Coordinates 41°54'-84°02'W. Chippewa County established in Michigan, seat Sault Sainte Marie. Grand Rapids, founded by Frenchman Louis Campau on the Grand River in Kent County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°58'N-85°40'W. Attractions & Recreation : Furniture Museum, Grand Rapids Zoo. Henry J. Hunt appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. Jonathan Kearsley appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Washtenaw County established in Michigan, seat Ann Arbor.
1827	John Biddle appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1827-1829).
1828
1829	Barry County established in Michigan, seat Hastings. Berrien County established in Michigan, seat Saint Joseph. Branch County established in Michigan, seat Coldwater. Calhoun County established in Michigan, seat Marshall. Cass County established in Michigan, seat Cassopolis Jackson (originally Jacksonburgh and Jacksonopolis) isettled on the Grand River at a meeting point of Native American trails in Jackson County, Michigan. Kalamazoo County established in Michigan, seat Kalamazoo. St. Joseph County established in Michigan, seat Centreville. Van Buren County established in Michigan, seat Paw Paw. Jonathan Kearsley appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. John R. Williams appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1829-1830).
1830	Michigan population, 31,639 residents. Michigan, Berrien County population, 325 residents. Michigan, Brown County population, 1,356 residents. Michigan, Cass County population, 919 residents. Michigan, Chippewa County population, 626 residents. Michigan, Crawford County population, 692 residents. Michigan, Iowa County population, 1,587 residents. Michigan, Lenawee County population, 1,491 residents. Michigan, Mackinac County population, 877 residents. Michigan, Macomb County population, 2,413 residents. Michigan, Monroe County population, 3,187 residents. Michigan, Oakland County population, 4,911 residents. Michigan, St.Clair County population, 1,114 residents. Michigan, St. Joseph County population, 1,313 residents. Michigan, Van Buren County population, 5 residents. Michigan, Washtenaw County population, 4,042 residents. Michigan, Wayne County population, 6,781 residents. Coldwater, settled on the Coldwater River in Branch County, Michigan. Coordinates 41°57'N-85°00'W. Atrractions & Recreation : Coldwater Lake, Marble Lake, Randall Lake
1831	Allegan County established in Michigan, seat Allegan. Battle Creek settled at the junction of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo River, Calhoun County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°19'N-85°11'W. Clinton County established in Michigan, seat Saint Johns. Isabella County established in Michigan, seat Mount Pleasant. Montcalm County established in Michigan, seat Stanton. Oceana County established in Michigan, seat Hart. Marshall Chapin appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. August 6, George B. Porter appointed governor of Michigan (1831-July 6, 1834).
1832	Coldwater, platted in Branch County, Michigan Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad in Michigan, connecting the cities Adrian in Michigan and Toledo in Ohio, built by Addison J. Comstock. Jackson County established in Michigan, seat Jackson. Levi Cook appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.
1833	Ann Arbor incorporated as village in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Dearborn Township, organized out of Redford Township in Wayne County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°18'N-83°10'W. Detroit Arsenal built in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. Jacksonburgh (later Jacksonopolis) in Jackson County, Michigan, renamed Jackson for US President Andrew Jackson. Marshall Chapin appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.
1834	Charles Christopher Trowbridge appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. Grand Haven, settled as a fur-trading post on the Grand River, seat of Ottawa County in Michigan. Coordinates 43°04'N-86°13'W. Attractions & Recreation : Dewey Hill, Grand Haven State Park. July 6, Stevens Thomas Mason appointed governor of Michigan (1834-January 7, 1840). September, Andrew Mack appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1834-1835).
1835	Albion College in Albion, Calhoun County in Michigan chartered by Methodists. East Grand Rapids settled in Kent County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°56'N-85°35'W. Genesee County established in Michigan, seat Flint. Flint laid out in Genesee County, Michigan. Hillsdale County established in Michigan, seat Hillsdale. Saginaw County established in Michigan, seat Saginaw. April, Levi Cook appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1835-1836).
1836	Adrian village incorporated in Lenawee County, Michigan. Botsford Inn built nearby Farmington in Oakland County, Michigan. Dam and gristmill constructed in Drayton Plains, Oakland County, Michigan. Flint appointed seat of Genesee County in Michigan. Grand Rapids, appointed seat of Kent County in Michigan. Kent County established in Michigan, seat Grand Rapids. Livingston County established in Michigan, seat Howell.
1837	January 26, Michigan MI, 26th state admitted to the Union *Michigan Today* : nickname 'Great Lakes State and Wolverine State', capital Lansing. Area 96,810 sq.mi. (250.737km²), 11th largest state. Counties 83 : Alcona, Alger, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Houghton, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Keweenaw, Lake, Lapeer, Leenanau, Lenawee, Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Macomb, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford. Attractions & Recreation : 4 Mile State Forest Trail Camp, Agate Falls Scenic Site, Algonac State Park, Aloha State Park, Ambrose Lake State Forest Campground, Anderson Lake West State Forest Campground, Andrus Lake State Forest Campground, Arbutus No.4 State Forest Campground, Au Sable River State Forest Canoe Camp, Avery Lake State Forest Campground, Bald Mountain Recreation Area, Baraga State Park, Bass Lake State Forest Campgrounds, Bass River Recreation Area, Baxter Bridge State Forest Campground, Bay City Recreation Area, Beaufort Lake State Forest Campground, Beaver Island State Forest Campground, Bewabic State Park, Big Bear Lake State Forest Campground, Big Eric's Bridge State Forest Campground, Big Knob State Forest Campground, Big Lake State Forest Campground, Big Oaks State Forest Campground, Black Creek State Forest Campground, Black River State Forest Campground, Blind Sucker State Forest Campground, Bodi Lake State Forest Campground, Bond Falls Scenic Site, Bray Creek State Forest Campground, Brighton Recreation Area, Brimley State Park 'on Lake Superior', Burt Lake State Park, Burton's Landing State Forest Campground, Cambridge Junction Historic State Park, Canoe Harbor State Forest Campground, Canoe Lake State Forest Campground, Carney Lake State Forest Campground, Carrieville State Forest Campground, CCC Bridge State Forest Campground, Cedar River North State Forest Campground, Cheboygan State Park 'on Lake Huron', Clear Lake State Park, Coldwater Lake State Park, Colonial Michillimackinack Historic State Park, Copper Country State Forest, Craig Lake State Park, Culhane Lake State Forest Campground, Cusino Lake State Forest Campground, Deer Lake State Forest Campground, DeTour State Forest Campground, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, Dodge #4 State Park, Duck Lake State Park, East Branch of Fox River State Forest Campground, East Lansing WMD, Elk Hill State Forest Trail Camp, Emily Lake State Forest Campground, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Coldwater, incorporated as village in Branch County, Michigan. Eaton County established in Michigan, seat Charlotte. East Detroit, settled in Macomb County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°28'N-82°56'W. Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad in Michigan, horses replaced by a locomotive. Ionia County established in Michigan, seat Ionia. Lapeer County established in Michigan, seat Lapeer. Ottawa County established in Michigan, seat Grand Haven. Henry Howard appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1837-1838).
1838	Grand Rapids, incorporated as village in Kent County, Michigan. Ingham County established in Michigan, seat Mason. Augustus Seymour Porter appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1838-March 14, 1839).
1839	Railroad connection with Detroit, arrived in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan. De Garmo Jones appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1839-1840). March 14, Asher Bates appointed acting mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1839-April 18, 1839). September 18, William John McConnell, born in Commerce, Oakland County, Michigan.
1840	Michigan population, 212,267 residents. Alcona County established in Michigan, seat Harrisville. Alpena County, established in Michigan, seat Alpena. Antrim County established in Michigan, seat Bellaire. Cheboygan County established in Michigan, seat Cheboygan. Clare County established in Michigan, seat Harrison. Huron County established in Michigan, seat Bad Axe. Iosco County established in Michigan, seat Tawas City. Missaukee County established in Michigan, seat Lake City. Newaygo County established in Michigan, seat White Cloud. Oscoda County established in Michigan, seat Mio. Presque Isle County established in Michigan, Rogers City. Tuscola County established in Michigan, seat Caro. Wexford County established in Michigan, seat Cadillac. Zina Pitcher appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1840-1841). January 7, William Woodbridge elected governor of Michigan (1840-February 23, 1841).
1841	The University of Michigan located in Ann Arbor, city in Washtenaw County, Michigan. February 24, James Wright Gordon appointed acting governor of Michigan (1841-January 3, 1842).
1842	Douglas Houghton appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1842-1843). January 3, John Stewart Barry elected governor of Michigan ((1842-January 5, 1846).
1843	Albion College opened in Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan. Delta County established in Michigan, seat Escanaba. Jackson, incorporated as village in Jacksin County, Michigan. Marquett County established in Michigan, seat Marquette. Ontonagon County established in Michigan, seat Ontonagon. Schoolcraft County established in Michigan, seat Manistique. Zina Pitcher appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.
1844	Ishpeming founded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Marquette County. Coordinates 46°30'N-87°40'W. Attractions & Recreation : National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum, Van Riper State Park, Mud Lake. John R. Williams appointed third-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1844-1846).
1845	First settlers arrived in Alcona County area, Michigan. Houghton County organized in Michigan, seat Houghton.
1846	Grosse Pointe Township, organized on Lake St. Clair in Wayne County, Michigan. January 5, Alpheus Felch elected governor of Michigan (1846-March 3, 1847).
1847	After Detroit, Lansing, appointed by law as capital of the State of Michigan. James Van Dyke appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1847-1848). Holland, settled on Lake Macatawa by Dutch immigrants in Ottawa County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°47'N-86°07'W. March 4, William L. Greenly appointed acting governor of Michigan (1847-January 3, 1848). July 4, James Anthony Bailey, born in Detroit, Michigan. Barnum & Bailey Circus impresario.
1848	Alpena, city founded as Fremont, at the mouth of the Thunder Bay River on Lake Huron in Michigan, seat of Alpena County. Coordinates 45°04'N-83°26'W. Frederick Buhl appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1848-1849). Dowagiac, settled on Dowagiac Creek in Cass County, Michigan. Coordinates 41°59'N-86°06'W. Sanilac County established in Michigan, seat Sandusky. January 3, Epaphroditus Ransom elected governor of Michigan (1848-January 7, 1850).
1849	Charles D. Howard appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1849-1850).
1850	Michigan population, 397,654 residents. Battle Creek, incorporated as a village in Calhoun County, Michigan. Grand Rapids, incorporated as city in Kent County, Michigan. Midland County established in Michigan, seat Midland. John Ladue appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1850-1851). January 7, John Stewart Barry elected second-term governor of Michigan (1850-January 1, 1852).
1851	Ann Arbor incorporated as city in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Grand Traverse County established in Michigan, seat Traverse City. Houghton settled on Portage Lake, seat of Houghton County in Michigan. Named after geologist Douglass Houghton. Coordinates 47°06'N-88°34'W. Zacharias Chandler appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1851-1852).
1852	Charlevoix (originally named Pine River) settled on the site of a Native American village, located in Charlevoix County, Michigan. Named for the French explorer Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix. Coordinates 45°19'N-86°16'W. John H. Harmon appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1852-1854). January 1, Robert McClelland elected governor of Michigan (1852-March 7, 1853).
1853	Adrian city incorporated in Lenawee County, Michigan. Alma, city on the Pine River founded in Gratiot County, Michigan. Coordinates 43°23'N-84°39'W. Alpena incorporated as village in Alpena County, Michigan. Station built by the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad in Ada, Kent County, Michigan. Emmet County established in Michigan, seat Petoskey. March 8, Andrew Parsons appointed acting governor of Michigan (1853-January 3, 1855).
1854	Big Rapids, settled on the Muskegon River in Mecosta County, Michigan. Coordinates 43°42'N-85°29'W. Oliver Moulton Hyde appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1854-1855). July 6, The Republican Party founded in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan.
1855	Albion incorporated as a village in Calhoun County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°15'N-84°45'W. Flint incorporated as city in Genesee County, Michigan. Gladwin County established in Michigan, seat Gladwin. Manistee County established in Michigan, seat Manistee. Mason County established in Michigan, seat Ludington. Henry Ledyard appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1855-1856). Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) founded in East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. January 3, Kinsley Scott Bingham elected governor of Michigan (1855-January 5, 1859).
1856	Oliver Moulton Hyde appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1856-1857).
1857	Bay County established in Michigan, seat Bay City. Bay City formed on the Saginaw River, appointed seat of Bay County in Michigan. Coordinates 43°36'N-83°53'W. Attractions & Recreation : Bay City State Park Cheboygan(earlier Duncan and Inverness) on the Cheboygan River, settled in Cheboygan County, Michigan. Coordinates 45°39'N-84°29'W. Jackson, incorporated as city in Jackson County, Michigan.
1858	Timber and furniture industry developed in the Grand Rapids area in Kent County, Michigan. John Patton appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1858-1859). March 15, Liberty Hyde Bailey, born near South Haven, Michigan. U.S. botanist (Cyclopedia of American Horticulture).
1859	Adrian College founded in Adrian city, Lenawee County, Michigan. Battle Creek, incorporated as a city, in Calhoun County, Michigan. Hancock, laid out in Houghton County, Michigan. Named for American Revolutionary leader John Hancock. Coordinates 47°07'N-88°35'W. Mecosta County established in Michigan, seat Big Rapids. Muskegon County established in Michigan, seat Muskegon. January 5, Moses Wisner elected governor of Michigan (1859-January 2, 1861). December 16, Douglas Houghton Campbell, born in Detroit, Michigan. Botanist, publications e.g. 'The Structure and Development of Mosses and Ferns'.
1860	Michigan population, 749,113 residents. Christian H. Buhl appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1860-1861).
1861	APRIL - BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR Coldwater, incorporated as city in Branch County, Michigan. Keweenaw County established in Michigan, seat Eagle River. January 2, Austin Blair elected governor of Michigan (1861-January 3, 1865).
1862	Civil War period William Chamberlain Duncan appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1862-1863).
1863	Civil War period Benzie County established in Michigan, seat Beulah. Charlotte, incorporated as village, seat of Eaton County in Michigan. Coordinates 42°36'N-84°50'W. Dowagiac, incorporated as village in Cass County, Michigan. Leelanau County established in Michigan, seat Leland. Menominee County established in Michigan, seat Menominee. July 30, Henry Ford, born in Wayne County, Michigan. Industrialist, co-founder of the Ford Motor Company.
1864	Civil War period Birmingham, incorporated as a village in Oakland County, Michigan. Escanaba on the Little de Noc Bay, appointed seat of Delta County in Michigan. Coordinates 45°45'N-87°04'W. Attractions & Recreation : Hiawatha National Forest, Marquette National Forest. Kirkland C. Barker appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1864-1865). August 17, Charles Horton Cooley, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sociologist and professor at the University of Michigan, publications e.g. 'Human Nature and the Social Order'. MAY - END OF THE CIVIL WAR
1865	January 3, Henry Howland Crapo elected governor of Michigan (1865-January 6, 1869).
1866	The Seventh-day Adventist Colony, founded the Western Health Reform Institute in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. Hope College founded in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan. Merrill I. Mills appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1866-1867). June 17, Lewis Cass, died in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. U.S. Army officer and governor of Michigan Territory(1813-1831).
1867	Farmington incorporated as village in Oakland County, Michigan. Gran Haven, incorporated in Ottawa County, Michigan. Holland, incorporated as a city in Ottawa County, Michigan. Houghton incorporated, seat of Houghton County in Michigan.
1868	William W. Wheaton appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan 1868-1871).
1869	Big Rapids, incorporated as city in Mecosta County, Michigan. Charlevoix County established in Michigan, seat Charlevoix. Osceola County established in Michigan, seat Reed City. Western Theological Seminary, esyablished in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan. January 6, Henry Porter Baldwin elected governor of Michigan (1869-January 1, 1873). February 2, Charles Manning Child, born in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Zoologist, publications e.g. 'Individuality in Organisms'. April 7, David Grandison Fairchild, born in Lansing, Michigan. Agricultural explorer and botanist.
1870	Michigan population, 1,184,059 residents. Kalkaska County established in Michigan, seat Kalkaska. Lake County established in Michigan, seat Baldwin. April 17, Ray Stannard Baker(David Grayson), born in Lansing, Michigan. Biographist, essayist and journalist (Woodrow Wilson : Life of Letters).
1871	Alpena incorporated as city, seat of Alpena County in Michigan. Clam Lake (now Cadillac), settled by lumbermen in Wexford County, Michigan. Coordinates 44°15'N-85°24'W. Attractions & Recreation : Huron National Forest, Lake Cadillac, Lake Mitchell, Manistee National Forest Charlotte, incorporated as city, seat of Eaton County in Michigan. Cheboygan, incorporated as village in Cheboygan County, Michigan. Ishpeming, incorporated as village in Marquette County, Michigan. November 23, Ralph Tyler Flewelling, born in De Witt, Michigan. Philosopher.
1872	Alma incorporated as a village in Gratiot County, Michigan. Hugh Moffat appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1872-1875).
1873	Ishpeming, incorporated as city in Marquette County, Michigan. January 1, John Judson Bagley elected governor of Michigan (1873-January 3, 1877).
1874
1875	Baraga County established in Michigan, seat L'Anse. Hancock, incorporated as village in Houghton County, Michigan. Ogemaw County established in Michigan, seat West Branch. Otsego County established in Michigan, seat Gaylord. Roscommon County established in Michigan, seat Roscommon.
1876	Alexander Lewis appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1876-1877). Calvin College, established in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Western Health Reform Institute, founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Colony in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, renamed Battle Creek Sanitarium. October 21, Jay Norwood 'Ding' Darling, born in Norwood Michigan. Political cartoonist, received twice the Pulitzer Prize.
1877	Clam Lake renamed Cadillac and incorporated in Wexford County, Michigan. Dowagiac, incorporated as city in Cass County, Michigan. January 3, Charles Miller Croswell elected governor of Michigan (1877-January 1, 1881).
1778	George C. Langdon appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1878-1879).
1879	Hog Island name change to Belle Isle, an island park in the Detroit River in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Charlevoix incorporated as village in Charlevoix County, Michigan. Iron Mountain settled in Dickinson County, Michigan. Coordinates 45°49'N-88°04'W.
1880	Michigan population, 1,636,937 residents. William G. Thompson appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1880-1883).
1881	Gogebic County established in Michigan, seat Bessemer. Montmorency County established in Michigan, seat Atlanta. January 1, David Howell Jerome elected governor of Michigan (1881-January 1, 1883). October 1, William Edward Boeing, born in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Aircraft manufacturer, founder of the Boeing Airplane Company.
1882
1883	Arenac County established in Michigan, seat Standish. Escanaba incorporated as city in Delta County, Michigan. January 1, Josiah Williams Begole elected governor of Michigan (1883-January 1, 1885).
1884	Ferris State College, established in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan. Stephen B. Grummond appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1884-1885). February 16, Robert J. Flaherty, born in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Explorer and film maker, called 'Father of the documentary film'. March 21, George David Birkhoff, born in Overisel, Michigan. Mathematician, president of the American Mathematical Society, publications e.g. 'Relativity and Modern Physics'.
1885	Alger County established in Michigan, seat Munising. Detroit Institute of Arts museum, established in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Iron County established in Michigan, seat Crystal Falls. Ironwood, laid out by the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway in Gogebic County, Michigan. Named after Captain James 'Iron' Wood. Coordinates 46°27'N-90°10'W. Attractions & Recreation : Hiawatha 50-foot Statue, Old Depot Museum. Michigan Technological University, founded in Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan. Russell Alexander Alger, appointed Governor of Michigan. January 1, Russell Alexander Alger elected governor of Michigan (1885-January 1, 1887).
1886	Alma College founded in Alma village, Gratiot County, Michigan. Aquinas College founded in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Marvin H. Chamberlain appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1886-1887).
1887	Bessemer, incorporated as village, seat of Gogebic County in Michigan. Coordinates : 46°27'N-90°04'W. Attractions & Recreation : Big Powderhorn mountains, Black River Harbor, Indianhead mountains; Ironwood, incorporated as village in Gogebic County, Michigan. Luce County established in Michigan, seat Newberry. January 1, Cyrus Gray Luce elected governor of Michigan (1887-January 1, 1891). 50 YEARS AFTER MICHIGAN'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
	1787-1887 ALCONA COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics

	Alcona County established in 1840, seat Harrisville. Area 674sq.mi. (1.746km²). Cities (1) : Harrisville Townships (11) : Alcona, Caledonia, Curtis, Greenbush, Gustin, Harrisville, Hawes, Haynes, Mikado, Millen, Mitchell Villages (1) : Lincoln Places (5) : Barton City, Black River, Curran, Glennie, Spruce
1840	Alcona County established in Michigan, seat Harrisville.
1845	First settlers arrived in Alcona County area, Michigan.


MI	1787-1887 HOUGHTON COUNTY Timeline 6 Topics
	Houghton County organized in 1845 in Michigan, seat Houghton. Area 1,012 sq.mi. (2.621km²). Cities/Townships/Villages/Places : Adams, Atlantic Mine, Calumet, Centennial Heights, Chassell, Copper City, Dodgeville, Dollar Bay, Elm River, Gay, Hancock, Houghton, Hubbell, Kearsarge, Kenton, Laird, Lake Linden, Laurium, Nisula, Osceola, Painesdale, Pelkie, Ripley, Sidnaw, South Range, Toivola, Torch Lake, Trout Creek.
1845	Houghton County organized in 1845 in Michigan, seat Houghton. Area 1,012 sq.mi. (2.621km²).
1851	Houghton settled on Portage Lake, seat of Houghton County in Michigan. Named after geologist Douglass Houghton. Coordinates 47°06'N-88°34'W. Attractions & Recreation : e.g. A.E Seaman Mineralogical Museum.
1859	Hancock, laid out in Houghton County, MI. Named for American Revolutionary leader John Hancock. Coordinates 47°07'N-88°35'W. Attractions & Recreation : Arcadian Copper Mine, Lake Superior, J.McLain State Park, Portage Lake, Portage Lake Ship Canal, Quincy Mine Steam Hoist.
1867	Houghton incorporated, seat of Houghton County in Michigan.
1875	Hancock, incorporated as village in Houghton County, Michigan.
1885	Michigan Technological University, founded in Houghton, Houghton County, MI.
MI	1787-1887 OTTAWA COUNTY Timeline 4 Topics
1847	Holland, settled on Lake Macatawa by Dutch immigrants in Ottawa County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°47'N-86°07'W.
1866	Hope College founded in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan.
1867	Holland, incorporated as a city in Ottawa County, Michigan.
1869	Western Theological Seminary, esyablished in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan.
MI	1787-1887 WAYNE COUNTY Timeline 79 Topics

2009
1787	Robert Matthews appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1787-1788).
1788	Patrick Murray appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1788-1790).
1790	John Smith appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1790-1792).
1792	William Claus appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. Richard England appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1792-July 11, 1796).
1796	July 12, John Francis Hamtramck appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1796-1797).
1797	Anthony Wayne appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. James Wilkinson appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. D. Strong appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1797-1800).
1798	Hamtramck, organized as township in Wayne County, Michigan. Named for Colonel John Francis Hamtramck, first American commander at Detroit. Coordinates 42°24'N-83°03'W.
1800	Porter appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. H.J. Hunt appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1800-1802).
1802	John Francis Hamtramck appointed second-term commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1802-April 11, 1803). January 18, Detroit incorporated as a town in Wayne County, Michigan.
1803	John Whistler appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. Thomas Hunt appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1803-1805).
1805	August, S.T. Dyson appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1805-April 1807). November 6, Detroit city in Wayne County, Michigan, destroyed by fire.
1809	Jacob Kingsbury appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1809-1812).
1811	February 20, Henry Hastings Sibley, born in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. First governor of Minnesota.
1812	May, John Whistler appointed second-term commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1812-July 1812). July, William Hull appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1812-August 18, 1812). August 18, Henry A. Procter appointed British commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1812-September 18, 1813).
1813	September 29, Duncan McArthur appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. William Henry Harrison appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1813-October 1813). October, Lewis Cass appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1813-November 1813). November, Abraham Edwards appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1813-February 1814).
1814	February, H. Butler appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1814-March 1814). March, George Croghan appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1814-July 1814). July, H. Butler appointed second-term commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1814-1815).
1815	W.H. Puthuff appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. Grandport (today Ecorse) settled on the site of a Native American camp on the Detroit River in Wayne County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°15'N-83°09'W. September, Miller appointed commander of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. October 24, Detroit incorporated as a city in Wayne County, Michigan.
1824	John R. Williams appoinetd mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1824-1825).
1826	Henry J. Hunt appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. Jonathan Kearsley appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County,
1827	John Biddle appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1827-1829).
1829	Jonathan Kearsley appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. John R. Williams appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1829-1830).
1831	Marshall Chapin appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.
1832	Levi Cook appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.
1833	Dearborn Township, organized out of Redford Township in Wayne County, Michigan. Coordinates 42°18'N-83°10'W. Attractions & Recreation : Dearborn Historical Museum, Henry Ford Museum Detroit Arsenal built in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. Marshall Chapin appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.
1834	Charles Christopher Trowbridge appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan. September, Andrew Mack appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1834-1835).
1835	April, Levi Cook appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1835-1836).
1837	Henry Howard appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1837-1838).
1838	Augustus Seymour Porter appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1838-March 14, 1839).
1839	De Garmo Jones appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1839-1840). March 14, Asher Bates appointed acting mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1839-April 18, 1839).
1840	Zina Pitcher appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1840-1841).
1842	Douglas Houghton appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1842-1843). October 7, Bronson Crocker Howard 'The Dean of American Dramatists' born in Detroit, Wayne County, MI. Author, journalist and playwright. Founder of the first society for playwrights in the U.S., works e.g. 'Saratoga'. Died on August 4, 1908 in Avon-by-the-Sea, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
1843	Zina Pitcher appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.
1844	John R. Williams appointed third-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1844-1846).
1846	Grosse Pointe Township, organized on Lake St. Clair in Wayne County, Michigan. Attractions & Recreation : Lake St. Clair, War Memorial Community Center.
1847	James Van Dyke appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1847-1848).
1848	Frederick Buhl appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1848-1849).
1849	Charles D. Howard appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1849-1850).
1850	John Ladue appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1850-1851).
1851	Zacharias Chandler appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1851-1852).
1852	John H. Harmon appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1852-1854).
1854	Oliver Moulton Hyde appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1854-1855).
1855	Henry Ledyard appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1855-1856).
1856	Oliver Moulton Hyde appointed second-term mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1856-1857).
1858	John Patton appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1858-1859).
1860	Christian H. Buhl appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1860-1861).
1862	William Chamberlain Duncan appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1862-1863).
1863	July 30, Henry Ford, born in Wayne County, Michigan. Industrialist, co-founder of the Ford Motor Company.
1864	Kirkland C. Barker appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1864-1865).
1866	Merrill I. Mills appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1866-1867). June 17, Lewis Cass, died in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. U.S. Army officer and governor of Michigan Territory(1813-1831).
1868	William W. Wheaton appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan 1868-1871).
1872	Hugh Moffat appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1872-1875).
1876	Alexander Lewis appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1876-1877).
1878	George C. Langdon appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1878-1879).
1879	Hog Island name change to Belle Isle, an island park in the Detroit River in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
1880	William G. Thompson appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1880-1883).
1881	October 1, William Edward Boeing, born in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Aircraft manufacturer, founder of the Boeing Airplane Company.
1884	Stephen B. Grummond appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1884-1885).
1885	Detroit Institute of Arts museum, established in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
1886	Marvin H. Chamberlain appointed mayor of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan (1886-1887).
	MICHIGAN STATISTICS - COUNTY (LAND) AREA
1,821	4.716km² - MI Marquette Largest county in Michigan
1,561	4.043km² - MI Chippewa
1,312	3.398km² - MI Ontonagon
1,178	3.051km² - MI Schoolcraft
1,170	3.030km² - MI Delta
1,166	3.020km² - MI Iron
1,102	2.854km² - MI Gogebic
1,044	2.704km² - MI Menominee
1,022	2.647km² - MI Mackinac
1,012	2.621km² - MI Houghton
964	2.497km² - MI Sanilac
918	2.378km² - MI Alger
904	2.341km² - MI Baraga
903	2.339km² - MI Luce
873	2.261km² - MI Oakland
856	2.217km² - MI Kent
842	2.181km² - MI Newaygo
837	2.168km² - MI Huron
827	2.142km² - MI Alegan
812	2.103km² - MI Tuscola
809	2.095km² - MI Saginaw
766	1.984km² - MI Dickinson
750	1.942km² - MI Lenawee
724	1.875km² - MI St. Clair
716	1.854km² - MI Cheboygan
710	1.839km² - MI Washtenaw
709	1.836km² - MI Calhoun
708	1.834km² - MI Montcalm
707	1.831km² - MI Jackson
674	1.746km² - MI Alcona
660	1.709km² - MI Presque Isle
654	1.694km² - MI Lapeer
640	1.658km² - MI Genesee
614	1.590km² - MI Wayne
611	1.582km² - MI Van Buren
599	1.551km² - MI Hillsdale
576	1.492km² - MI Eaton
574	1.487km² - MI Alpena - MI Isabella
573	1.484km² - MI Ionia
571	1.479km² - MI Berrien - MI Clinton
570	1.476km² - MI Gratiot
568	1.471km² - MI Livingston
567	1.469km² - MI Clare - MI Lake - MI Missaukee
566	1.466km² - MI Osceola - MI Ottawa
565	1.463km² - MI Oscoda - MI Wexford
564	1.461km² - MI Ogemaw

562	1.456km² - MI Kalamazoo
561	1.453km² - Kalkaska
559	1.448km² - MI Ingham
558	1.445km² - MI Crawford
556	1.440km² - MI Barry - MI Mecosta
551	1.427km² - MI Monroe
549	1.422km² - MI Iosco
548	1.419km² - MI Montmorency
544	1.409km² - MI Manistee
541	1.401km² - MI Keweenaw
540	1.399km² - MI Oceana
539	1.396km² - MI Shiawassee
521	1.349km² - MI Midland - MI Roscommon
515	1.334km² - MI Otsego
509	1.318km² - MI Muskegon
507	1.313km² - MI Branch - MI Gladwin
504	1.305km² - MI St. Joseph
495	1.282km² - MI Mason
492	1.274km² - MI Cass
480	1.243km² - MI Macomb
477	1.235Km² - MI Antrim
468	1.212km² - MI Emmet
465	1.204km² - MI Grand Traverse
444	1.150km² - MI Bay
417	1.080km² - MI Charlevoix
367	951km² - MI Arenac
348	901km² - MI Leelanau
321	831km² - MI Benzie, smallest county in Michigan
	MICHIGAN STATISTICS - COUNTY CREATION
1840	21 counties established : Alcona - Alpena - Antrim - Cheboygan - Clare - Emmet - Huron - Iosco - Kalkaska - Lake - Leelanau - Manistee - Mecosta - Missaukee - Montmorency - Newaygo - Osceola - Oscoda - Presque Isle - Tuscola - Wexford.
1829	9 counties established : Barry - Berrien - Branch - Calhoun - Cass, Nov.5 - Ingham, Oct 29 - Kalamazoo - St. Joseph - Van Buren, Oct.29.
1831	8 counties established : Allegan - Clinton - Gladwin, Mar 2 - Ionia - Isabella - Kent - Montcalm - Oceana.
1843	4 counties established : Delta - Marquette - Ontonagon - Schoolcraft
1875	4 counties established : Baraga - Ogemaw - Otsego - Roscommon
1818	3 counties established : Crawford - Mackinac - Macomb, Jan 15
1835	3 counties established : Genesee - Hillsdale - Saginaw
1837	3 counties established : Eaton - Lapeer - Ottawa, Dec 29
1822	2 counties established : Lenawee - Shiawassee
1826	2 counties established : Chippewa - Washtenaw
1855	2 counties established : Gratiot - Mason
1863	2 counties established : Benzie - Menominee
1885	2 counties established : Alger - Iron
1796	1 county established : Wayne FIRST COUNTY ESTABLISHED IN MICHIGAN
1817	1 county established : Monroe, July
1819	1 county established : Oakland, Jan 12
1820	1 county established : St. Clair, Mar 28
1832	1 county established : Jackson
1836	2 counties established : Kent - Livingston
1845	1 county established : Houghton
1848	1 county established : Sanilac
1850	1 county established : Midland
1851	1 county established : Grand Traverse, Apr 7
1857	1 county established : Bay
1859	1 county established : Muskegon
1861	1 county established : Keweenaw, Mar 11
1869	1 county established : Charlevoix
1881	1 county established : Gogebic
1883	1 county established : Arenac
1887	1 county established : Luce
1891	1 county established : Dickinson, Oct 7
	CELEBRITIES BORN IN MICHIGAN
1944	- March 21, Diana Ross, born in Detroit, Michigan. Singer (The Supremes), songwriter and Academy Award nominated actress
1948	- February 4, Alice Cooper (Vincent Damon Furnier), born in Detroit, Michigan. Singer, songwriter, DJ, actor
1958	- August 18, Madonna Louise Ciccone, born in Bay City, Michigan. Singer, dancer, actress, songwriter, musician, author, record producer, film director, fashion designer.
1981	- September 26, Serena Jameka Williams, born in Saginaw, Michigan. Professional tennis player.


	Copyright 2006-2010 � USAStatesDates - Ben JH Van Melle. All rights reserved.