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Lenawee County By John J. Adam, February 7th, 1878.
In 1841 that part of the township of Macon, in town six south, and the south half of the southern tier of sections in town five south, was formed into the township of Ridgeway. In 1843 town eight and fractional town nine south, of range five west, was organ ized as Pottsdam, which was changed in 1844 to Riga. And in 1867 out of the southeastern portion of Ridgeway and some of the northeastern portion of Blissfield, there was carved out the township of .Deerfield. And in conclusion of the history of the division of the county into organized townships, it may be added that in 1869 the old six-mile square town ship of Tecumseh was divided into two—the north half being formed into the township of Clinton, and the south half retaining the name of Tecumseh.
In this sketch of the settlement of Lenawee county, I have thus far confined myself principally to the laying off and organizing of the county into townships, deeming that this would serve to indicate in a more-authentic and reliable form than any other, perhaps, the progress of settle ment and consequent demand for local municipal governments.
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