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Local History

John Parish, a fisherman and hunter, became the first white settler in the county, building his hut here in present Green Township in 1851.  He bought the land in 1853 and founded the village in 1865.  It was first named Parish for him, but was later changed to Paris.  Given a railroad station and on March 16, 1866, a post office named Paris. 

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

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