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Early Clare County History and Early rail changes noted
Article traces Clare County’s white settlement from 1674 and the Tim Ply family. It covers Hayes Township, 1860s land claims, formation of Three Lake Township, county seat moves to Harrison, and a 1920s rail speed order at Clare crossing with safety measures and flagging requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw Bay City
Michigan
Clare County
Tim
Hayes Township
Ply
Archie Wan
Grant Township
Sheridan
Clare Airport
Joseph Bucher
James Loomis
David P. Allen
William Crawford
West Grant
Leonard Wilkins
Grant & Sheridan Township
Grant, Hatton, Hayes and
Frost
Three Lake Township
Saginaw
Edmund Hall
Farwell
Midland County
Board of Supervisors
Isabella
Midland
Mecosta
Michigan Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co
McEwan Street
Clare
Commission
Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation
Michigan Public Utilities Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company