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Gladwin County, Michigan




 

Gladwin County, Michigan

Gladwin County, Michigan

Gladwin County, Michigan

Gladwin County is located in the central - northeastern section of Michigan�s lower peninsula.

This county was named in 1831 for British Major Henry Gladwin of Fort Detroit who led the only fort in the midwest to withstand the assaults of Chief Pontiac's 5-month siege in 1763, when Pontiac resisted the settlement of Michigan and Ohio.

The first settlers to the area were Marvel Secord and his family who in 1861 canoed up the Tittabawassee River to the mouth of the Sugar River, just a few miles from where the city of Gladwin exists today.

The county remained untamed until the1880�s, when many lumber towns were established here because of the thick white pine forests.

Later, oil was discovered near the Beaverton area

Today, Gladwin County�s economy includes auto parts manufacturing, thermoform, RV manufacturing, wood products, construction and agriculture. Tourism plays a special role in Gladwin County�s waterways, with several dams on the Tittabawassee, Sugar, Tobacco and Cedar rivers creating opportunities for boating, fishing, canoeing and sightseeing.

The Tittabawassee State Forest to the east, almost a fourth of the entire county, offers plenty of opportunity for hiking, hunting and snowmobiling.



 

Gladwin County, Michigan     Gladwin County, Michigan

Gladwin County, Michigan     Gladwin County, Michigan

Gladwin County, Michigan     Gladwin County, Michigan

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