Hazelton

Hazelton is a Michigan historical marker in New Lothrop, Shiawassee County, dedicated 2006.

Shiawassee County · dedicated 2006 · New Lothrop Rd, South of Henderson Road, New Lothrop

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In 1849 the state of Michigan gave Porter Hazelton over six thousand acres of land in what soon became Hazelton Township. The land was partial payment for his construction of a bridge over the Flint River. A thriving village, popularly known as “Ratville”, developed. With an economy based primarily on agriculture, Hazelton by 1863 had three churches, a post office, a general store, and four hundred residents. In 1902 the post office closed as the town gradually disappeared.

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