Local History

Hiram Kidder from Yates County, N.Y., became the first settler here in 1833.  It was called Bean Creek from its location by a stream which had been named from the quality of bean timber that grew on its banks.  The settlement was renamed Lanesville, in 1840, by common consent.  Its post office was renamed Hudson on April 27, 1840.  A station on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad.  Incorporated as a village in 1853 and as a city in 1893.

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

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