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Fernando C. Beaman, former U.S. Congressman; lived in Adrian and was mayor in 1856 [10] Jerome B. Chaffee, U.S. Senator from Colorado; lived in Adrian where he was a teacher and local businessman [11] Thomas M. Cooley, 25th Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court; lived in Adrian [12] Charles Croswell, 17th Governor of Michigan; lived in ...
Baxter Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. Baxter Township was organized in 1871, and named after Hiram A. Baxter, an early settler.
Adrian's cultural life has connections to the mid-19th century. The Adrian City Band is one of the oldest continuously active community bands in the country, founded in 1838. [20] The Croswell Opera House is the oldest theater in Michigan. The Adrian Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1981.
Through the Catholic press, he encouraged Catholics from eastern cities to come to Minnesota, and he used his personal wealth to buy land near Adrian to sell to the new arrivals. In 1877, he bought 20,000 acres (81 km 2 ) of land; seven months later he made an additional purchase of 35,000 acres (140 km 2 ).
Saint Mary of Good Counsel Catholic Church is an active church building located at 305 Division Street in the city of Adrian in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983. [1] It is also designated as a Michigan State Historic Site. [2]
Adrian Township, Minnesota (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 44°3′42″N 94°47′21″W / 44.06167°N 94.78917°W / 44.06167; -94
Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. pp. 47, 386. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6
WWWI (1270 AM) is a radio station in Baxter/Brainerd, Minnesota airing a talk format and simulcasting KLKS 100.1 FM Pequot Lakes. Established in 1987 [1] as WJJY, the station is owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting.