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Seat : Harrison
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If you are visiting or want to know more aspects of the county these links may be helpful. Topics: Clare
County Convention & Vistors Bureau Coming soon: History Queries Visit the ALHN
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The Michigan American Local History Network is a central web page from which independent web sites containing historical or genealogical content about Michigan or it's counties, are linked.
If you are interested in hosting a Michigan county, please contact Bonnie McVicar-Briggs, Lesley Moss or Sondra Higbee, the State Coordinators for Michigan. We will be happy to help you. We would be happy to have volunteers who prefer to host a township, city or cover a topic in a township too, such as religion, history, cemeteries, occupations, etc. We can easily link your page to the County it falls under.If you want to contribute, please check out the Volunteer FAQ Page. The county was first named Kaykee after a Chippewa chief in 1840. An Irish surveyor in 1843 change the name in honor of the county of his origin. Clare county was first settled by William Crawford, a Civil War veteran, in Grant Township. It was here a sawmill was built and a village soon grew, and later became known as Dover. Lumbering was a major factor in the settling of Clare County. When the railroad arrived in 1871 the transportation system improved and more towns grew. County links:
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