Attractions & Entertainment

A. E. Seaman Museum

Local History

Ransom Sheldon bought land here around Portage Lake and in 1852 opened a store on the south side.

William W. Henderson became the first postmaster on May 22, 1852.  First platted by Ernest F. Pletschke in 1854.  Incorporated as a village in 1867.  Named after the county which had been named for pioneer state geologist Douglass Houghton.

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

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