Freeport, Michigan

49325

Photos courtesy of:
Ken Huisjen

Freeport is located right on the center of the northern border of Barry County and is situated on the picturesque Coldwater River which winds its way into the Thornapple River a few miles to the southeast. This town contains a main street section a couple of blocks long with several small stores and businesses. It also is known for a large lumber mill located just to the north on the Coldwater. The area surrounding the town is a great place to go for a color tour or a Sunday drive, with its winding roads, hills and mixture of forested areas and farms.

Freeport was founded in the mid-1800�s by brothers Michael and Samuel Roush who moved here from Freeport, Ohio, naming it after their home town. A train depot and post office were built during the lumber days in 1874, accessing it to the rest of the world via the Lowell & Hastings Railroad. It eventually incorporated into a village in 1907.

Freeport, Michigan

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Freeport, Michigan

49325

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