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Local History

The village began with a sawmill built by Eggleston & Hazleton in 1872.  It was first called Clyde Center from its location in Clyde Township.  It was renamed for Simeon O. Pearl in 1881, and was given a post office named Pearl on April 15, 1881, with George H. Smith as its first postmaster.  A station on the Chicago & Western Michigan (now Pere Marquette) Railroad. 

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

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