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Local History

It was located on land owned by Horace Green and Dr. Joseph P. Roberts.  William P. Laing founded the village, opening its first store in 1850.  The Grand Trunk Railroad came through in 1876 and the village then called Perry Center, from its location in Perry Township moved a mile south to be on the line.  Incorporated as the village of Perry in 1893.  Named after the American naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry. 

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

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