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Buchanan was first settled in 1833 by Charles Cowles, who constructed a sawmill near this site. Other settlers followed, and by 1842, when Buchanan was first platted, there were about twelve buildings in or near the village. The completion of the Michigan Central Railroad through the area in 1849 resulted in a boom in development. Although not ...
Buchanan became the commercial center of the surrounding area in the 1840s, and the business district developed rapidly in the 1850s. In 1848, business partners Lorenzo Alexander and John Ross built a two-story stone commercial building in Buchanan, and in 1850 the pair established a general store.
Cowles constructed a sawmill near here. By 1841, there were four cabins, a gristmill, a sawmill and a distillery in the area, and in 1842 mill operator John Hamilton platted the village of Buchanan. Early development is not well documented, but a number of mills were built in Buchanan, drawing in workers.
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Battle of Monterey Pass / Michigan Cavalry Brigade Informational Designation 14325 Buchanan Trail East Waynesboro, Pennsylvania vicinity 2012: Birthplace of Kiwanis Informational Designation 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, Indiana: 1982: Cadillac Museum (Musée Lamothe-Cadillac) Lamothe Cadillac Avenue Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, France: 1984
September 2, 2009 (Front Street, between 117 West and 256 East; parts of Main Street, between 108 and 210-212; and 114 N. Oak Street: Buchanan: 5: Buchanan North and West Neighborhoods Historic District
Buchanan is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,300 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] The city is located at the southeast corner of Buchanan Township , about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Niles .