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Mecosta County, Michigan
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Mecosta County originated in the Mid 1800�s due to the expansion of the lumber
industry in northern Michigan and it�s strategic position on the Muskegon
river with respect to railroad access. It was named after a Potawatomi Chief ,
and means "bear cub." In the 1860,s this county was a refuge for
blacks during and after the Civil War, where freed slaves came to settle and
work the land. The fieldstone house at Schoolsection
Lake Park in Morton
township was a traditional meeting place where both blacks and whites came
together annually to celebrate the harvest. (For more information, contact the Mecosta County Convention & Visitor�s Bureau.) |
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