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Owosso (uh-WAH-so) is the largest city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] The population was 14,714 at the 2020 census . It is located 29 miles (46.7 km) west of Flint , and 32 miles (51.5 km) northeast of Lansing .
Agnew, Michigan is a tiny unincorporated community located at 1] at the intersection of U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) and M-45 in Grand Haven Charter Township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan History
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When Owosso was established, most of the growth occurred in an area around the Shiawassee River. However, in 1856, the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway arrived in the city, followed by two more lines by 1867. By the 1880s, a fourth line was added, and the southwest part of Owosso became a busy hub of railway infrastructure.
WJSZ is an FM radio station operating on 92.5 MHz from Ashley, Michigan, United States, with 4,000 watts. The station features a hot adult contemporary format targeting the Owosso, Michigan area. The call letters were assigned on December 13, 1991 and the station came on the air shortly thereafter with an "Oldies and More" format playing songs ...
John E. Klobucar opened Flint, Michigan's first Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1963, the first outside of the Detroit area. [3] [4] He incorporated his business on August 16, 1967 as Slick-Chick, Inc. [5] A decade later in 1973, Klobucar started Big John Steak and Onion, [3] [4] the first restaurant to serve submarine sandwiches in the Flint Area. [3]
The Duff family was established in Owosso by the 1840s, when Charles C. Duff established a grocery in the community. By the Civil War, both Duff's business and the town of Owosso had grown substantially. However, Duff put his business on hold to enlist in the Union army. He returned to Owosso after the end of the war and re-established the grocery.
In 1838, they platted the land in the center of what is now Owosso, encompassing what is now the Owosso Downtown Historic District. The first few commercial buildings were likely already in place, but soon a series of wooden stores were erected, defining Owosso's downtown. The first brick building, constructed in 1844, was the Ament Hotel.