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Local HistoryFounded in 1824 by Musgrove Evans, Joseph W. Brown (both Quakers), and Austin E. Wing. It became the county seat in 1826-37. Incorporated as a village in 1837 and as a city in 1953. Named after the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh. Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.
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