Heritage through our Ancestors

Chase, Ernest

Local History

Its settlement followed the cutting through of the Fort Gratiot turnpike in 1832.  Its first settlers included Peter Kilroy, James Mallory, George Bathey and Benjamin Weeks.  The township was organized in 1837 and named for Christopher Columbus.  Its village was given a station on the Grand Trunk Railroad.  John S. Parker became its first postmaster on March 14, 1839. 

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

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