Bridgewater Town Hall

Bridgewater Town Hall is a Michigan historical marker in Bridgewater Township, Washtenaw County, dedicated 1989.

10990 Clinton Road, Bridgewater Township

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Bridgewater Township was set off from Hixon Township in 1832. The remainder became Manchester Township in 1837. By 1850 there were two settlements, River Raisin and Bridgewater. Each had a railroad station and a post office. The River Raisin community no longer exists. In 1856 the first town hall opened on this site and was also used for “moral and scientific lectures and for funerals.” The present hall was built in 1882 and has been in continuous use as the site of township meetings, elections, and social functions.

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1820 · Map Of The State Of Ohio (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1832 · Western States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1832 · Ohio Pocket Map (Mitchell, 1832) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1845 · Ohio. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1850 · State Of Ohio (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Western States, 1832, covering the location of Bridgewater Town Hall, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Western States, 1832, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Bridgewater Town Hall

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