St. Joseph County, Michigan

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St. Joseph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan, on the central southern border with Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 60,939. The county seat is Centreville.French colonists in the late 17th century were the first Europeans to explore this territory, and they named the St. Joseph River for the patron saint of New France. This area was not part of the United States until after the American Revolutionary War. After the 1821 Treaty of Chicago was signed, regional tribes of the indigenous peoples ceded much land to the United States, opening the area for American settlement. The county was set off and organized by the Michigan Territory legislature in 1829; it was named for the river.The area is home to the oldest and largest Amish community in Michigan.St. Joseph County comprises the Sturgis, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI Combined Statistical Area.

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St. Joseph County, Michigan
West Railroad Street, Nottawa Township

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West Railroad Street
49032 Nottawa Township
Michigan, United States
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St. Joseph County Courthouse (Michigan)

The St. Joseph County Courthouse is a government building located at 125 West Main Street in Centreville, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Centreville, Michigan

Centreville is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Joseph County. The population was 1,425 at the 2010 census.

Leverett and Amanda Clapp House

The Leverett and Amanda Clapp House is a historic house located in Centreville, Michigan. The building was built in 1879–80 for Leverett and Amanda Hampson Clapp. The brick building has two stories and was built in the Italianate style.In 2009, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and listed as a Michigan State Historic Site.

WGNC-FM

WGNC-FM (88.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Constantine, Michigan, United States. The station airs a Christian country music format and is currently owned by Progressive Broadcasting System.

Langley Covered Bridge

Langley Covered Bridge is the longest remaining wooden covered bridge in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is located three miles north of Centreville, the seat of St. Joseph County. The bridge is located in Lockport Township. The road to get to the bridge borders on the east line of Lockport and Nottawa townships. The bridge crosses the St. Joseph River. The current bridge and causeway opened in 1887. The bridge and causeway make up Covered Bridge Road.

Sturgis Dam

Sturgis Dam is a dam with a hydroelectric power station on the St. Joseph River in Michigan.

Lockport Township, Michigan

Lockport Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,814 at the 2000 census.

Florence Township, Michigan

Florence Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,436 at the 2000 census. It was organized in 1837.

Three Rivers High School (Michigan)

Three Rivers High School is a high school in Three Rivers, Michigan, United States. It is operated by Three Rivers Community Schools.

Three Rivers Community Schools

Three Rivers Community Schools is a school district in Three Rivers, Michigan, United States. The superintendent is Nikki Nash It operates the following schools: Three Rivers High School Three Rivers Middle School Andrews Elementary School Norton Elementary School Park Elementary School Ruth Hoppin Elementary School

Portage River (Kalamazoo–St. Joseph counties)

Portage River is a 38.6-mile-long (62.1 km) river that flows southward through Kalamazoo County and St. Joseph County, Michigan. Its headwaters are 8 miles (13 km) east of the city of Kalamazoo at Portage Lake, and the river flows southwest to its mouth within the city limits of Three Rivers, where it drains into the St. Joseph River.

Arthur Silliman House

The Arthur Silliman House is a private house located at 116 South Main Street in Three Rivers, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and now houses The Historic Silliman Home and Blacksmith Shop.