Local History

Jeremiah Arnold, from DePeyster, N.Y., was the first settler in 1834.  The first store and inn were built in 1838.  Incorporated as a village in 1847 and as a city in 1869.  In the early days it was also called Hillsdale Center from its location in the county, which had been named from all the hills and dales.

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

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