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Vassar is a city in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Founded March 1, 1849. Founded March 1, 1849. The population was 2,727 at the 2020 census and 2,697 in 2010 (an increase of about 1.1%).
Vassar: October 1, 1971: Michigan's Bean Production: Roadside Park on M-46 Richville: February 12, 1959: Miller Grist Mill: 136 Spring Street Vassar: July 26, 1974: Miller Opera House: 100 South Main [2] Vassar [2] July 26, 1974: Millington Bank Building† 8534 State Road Millington: April 18, 1996: Millington School District No. 2 ...
Townsend North House c. 1883. Townsend North was born in 1814 in Ulster County, New York.In 1835, his family moved to Washtenaw County, Michigan, where North and his father established a construction contracting company which, among other things, built the first dormitory on the University of Michigan's campus.
Illustration from History of Tuscola and Bay Counties (1883) Burtis purchased 40 acres of land at this site in about 1870, and constructed a house on the site, on one of the highest point in Tuscola County. [5] This original house was torn down in 1879 when work on the present house started. [6] Construction was finished in 1880.
Townsend Nathan North (September 24, 1814 — June 12, 1889) was one of the original pioneers of Tuscola County, Michigan. North was born and grew up in Ulster County, New York, a son of Daniel North and Elizabeth Townsend. [1] He moved to Washtenaw County, Michigan with his father in 1835, where he
Joshua D. Smith was born at Sackets Harbor, New York in 1821. His parents moved to Michigan in 1825. In 1850, Smith moved to a location about 2 mi (3.2 km) south of what is now Vassar.
Vassar Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,890 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The city of Vassar is located on the western edge of the township, but is administratively autonomous and separate from the township.
During this era or transition, prominent Vassar businessman J.P. Blackmore constructed this hotel. Blackmore was born in County Tippery, Ireland, and came to Michigan in 1871 to work on the construction of heavy timber bridges for new railroad lines being built at the time. By 1874, J.P and his brother Simon had moved to Vassar and set out on ...