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Local History

Judge Jefferson Morrison bought government land here in 1836.  He sold part of it to Dwight & Hutchinson, of Detroit, and they platted the village.

Cyprian S. Hooker became its first postmaster on March 14, 1839.  The office was closed on June 24, 1841, but on February 12, 1859, the Boston post office was transferred to and renamed Saranac.

Incorporated as a village in 1869.  It was named after a New York resort town to attract settlers from that state.

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

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