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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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