Local History

Captain Charles Pease, the first settler homesteaded here in 1871.  The settlement was given a post office named Barkville on November 30, 1877.  With the coming through of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad in 1882, the village was moved to the north side of the track and renamed Bark River.  Located in the birch tree area near the Bark River. 

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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