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Allen
Located in Hillsdale County |
Local History
First settled by War of 1812 veteran, Captain Moses Allen, and his family, in 1827. Richard W. Corbus became the first postmaster of Sylvanus (it was in a wooded area), on July 13, 1830. The office was closed on September 5, 1834. Restored on September 9, 1835 and renamed after its first settler on August 17, 1868.
A thriving hamlet before it was platted and recorded in 1868. A station on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway. Incorporated as a village in 1950.
Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.