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Winning two state championships, in 2004 and 2006, and was televised on ESPN's 50 States in 50 Days segment on the state of Michigan. In the early morning of May 16, 2010, the "new" Homer mills, a local landmark, burned to the ground. The fire is estimated to be the biggest fire in the town's history since the high school burned down in 1943.
This was the beginning of the village of Homer. In 1834, the territorial legislature divided the area into townships of 12-mile (19 km) squares 144 square miles (370 km 2). The township in lower Calhoun County was named Homer due to the influence of James Hopkins and many other settlers from Homer, Cortland County, New York.
The Homer Village Historic District is a commercial and residential historic district roughly bounded by Leigh, Burgess, Hamilton, School, and Byron Streets in Homer, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... Homer Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan: Homer Township, Calhoun County ...
The first mill in Homer was constructed about 1837 by Leon Barney and was likely located near the location of the later Cortright- H. Van Patten Co. Mill. In the 1850s, Cornelius Cuykendall Cortright moved from New York state to Michigan, settling first in Hillsdale County, then Branch County before moving to a location near Homer. [3]
Location of Michigan within the United States. The following is a List of Michigan State Historic Sites.The register is maintained by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, which was established in the late 1960s after the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. [1]
The township is in central Midland County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of Midland, the county seat.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.3 square miles (55 km 2), of which 20.9 square miles (54 km 2) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km 2), or 1.88%, are water. [1]
107 E. Michigan Avenue Marshall: August 23, 1985: Battle Creek City Hall† 13 N. Michigan Avenue Battle Creek: August 12, 1983: Battle Creek House: 2 West Michigan Avenue Battle Creek: June 26, 1959: Battle Creek No. 4 Fire Station: 175 Kendall Street Battle Creek: May 16, 1991: Battle Creek Post Office† 67 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek ...