Clarkston, Michigan

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In 1830, Linux Jacox, a squatter from New York State, built the first home, a cedar-pole shanty in that town. In 1832 the second house and a sawmill was built by Butler Holcomb. In 1840 the village was platted and named by Clark brothers, Jeremiah, Nelson W., and Milton H.

On December 12, 1840 the Independence post office was transferred to and renamed Clarkston. The village was incorporated in 1884.