Local History

Asahel Bailey made the first government land purchase in the area in 1821, followed by Gideon Gates, George Wilson and John Bennett, all later that year.  The town was named after the township which was organized in 1837 and named for the Father of Our Country, General George Washington. 

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

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