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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

The Story Behind Michigan County Names

Detroit News writer Tom Greenwood looks at where Michigan county names came from. Most of our county names come from Native American (Schoolcraft named many using quasi-Native American names) and from French, British (5 after Irish counties) and early American heritage (including 10 named after men in Andrew Jackson's administration). It's a gold mine for trivia buffs!

Michigan Place names web page

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