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Zilwaukee was founded in 1848 when Daniel and Solomon Johnson, two brothers from New York City, built a saw mill there. [citation needed]Zilwaukee Bridge at sunset. The provenance of the town's name is unknown, but local legends hold that it was a deliberate attempt to attract immigrants who thought they were heading for the larger Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
After moving to Zilwaukee, Baird worked packing salt at the Whitney & Batchelor mill. After several years there, he moved to the salt works at the Saginaw Lumber & Salt Company at Crow Island, Michigan. [1] Baird was justice of the peace of Zilwaukee Township for several years. [4] He was elected supervisor of Zilwaukee Township about 1890.
St. Andrew Church, 612 N. Michigan Ave, Saginaw Founded in 1852, St. Andrew was the oldest parish in Saginaw. It became part of Christ the Good Shepherd Parish in 2014 [12] [13] St. Helen Church, 2445 N. Charles St, Saginaw Merged with St. Andrew in 2014 to form Christ the Good Shepherd Parish [13] [14] Holy Family 1525 S. Washington Ave, Saginaw
The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 16.4% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 144.0 males.
Woznicki was appointed the second bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw by Pope Pius XII on April 15, 1950. [3] His installation took place at St. Mary Cathedral in Saginaw on May 24, 1950. [ 3 ] Known as a "great builder," Woznicki established 21 new parishes and missions, permitted the building of 30 schools, and led a nearly $4 million campaign ...
Michigan Journal (1854–1868) Detroit "the first German newspaper in Detroit, that was founded in 1854 by two brothers: August and Conrad Marxhausen." [43] The Michigan Tradesman, Petoskey [citation needed] The Nordamerikanische Wochen Post (1980–2022) Warren [43] The Owosso Independent, Durand (1968–2024) [52] Saginaw Daily Journal ...
Saginaw Township predates its parent county. When Saginaw Township was organized as part of Oakland County in 1831, in accordance with an 1830 act of Michigan's Territorial Legislature, it covered all of today's Saginaw County (organized in 1835) and part of Bay, Genesee and Midland counties. As the boundaries for these counties were set, and ...
Aaron T. Bliss, Governor of Michigan [2] Ferdinand Brucker, US House of Representatives (1897–1899) Wilber Marion Brucker, Governor of Michigan 1931–1933, Secretary of the Army 1955–1961; Louis Campau, pioneer who lived in Saginaw before he founded Grand Rapids; L. Perry Cookingham, first City Manager; Morris Courtright, Arizona state ...