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Saline Reporter

Location

Saline, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1966

Page

4

Saline Sketches: Early Post Office History and Money Orders

The article recalls Saline area history from 1881 notes. It details the 1830 post office with Solon McElroy as postmaster, later headed by Orange Risdon in Detroit for 19.07 dollars. In 1871 money orders totaled 21,425.29 dollars, with 1,347 orders issued in 1878.

Joseph A. Humphreyed Orange Risdon Solon McElroy Detroit

Growth of Saline Churches Through Early Mission Work

The Saline area saw rapid church formation from 1831 with First Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Lutheran groups. Early pastors and elders guided congregations meeting in homes and public spaces, building a brick church by 1871 after missions and revivals funded growth and civic religious activity.

Saline First Baptist Church of Saline, Mich Jesse Stephens John Smith Thomas Bodley Mr. Lamb Plymouth Bodley J. A. Keys Bible Cause Publication Society Presbyterian Church Newark Wayne County Detroit Mich Presbyterian Church of The Methodist Episcopal Church J. F. Davidson Tecumseh Thomas Wiley E. H. Pilcher Ansyl Ford Class of Society Joseph Bangs Union James Irvine Saline Village Bradford Frazier Burd Kells O. Risdon

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