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AN EARLY HISTORY OF LAFAYETTE/PAW PAW, MICHIGAN

Table of Contents
History of Paw Paw Township, Michigan, Part-1 ................................................................................1

Pioneers of Paw Paw Outside of the Village.............................................................................. 1
Later Settlers............................................................................................................................. 7
The Crooked Paw Paw............................................................................................................... 8
Forest Adventure of a Pioneer................................................................................................... 9
Indian Skulls.............................................................................................................................. 9
Organization and First Town Meeting........................................................................................ 9
Township Civil List................................................................................................................... 10
History of Paw Paw Township, Michigan, Part-2.................................................................... .......... 14
Paw Paw Village...................................................................................................................... 14
The People............................................................................................................................... 14
Public Houses - Daniel O. Dodge's Tavern in Paw Paw Village...................................................17
The Great Immigration of 1836.................................................................................................17
Early Merchants................................................................................................................. ..... 18
Lawyers, Doctors and Newspapers..................................................................................... ..... 18
The Postmasters of Paw Paw................................................................................................... 18
Mills and Millers.......................................................................................................................19
First Wedding, Birth, and Death................................................................................................20
Indian New Year Calls.............................................................................................................. 20
The First Fourth of July Celebration....................................................................................... .. 20
Village Incorporation and List of Officers................................................................................. 21
Paw Paw Fire Department....................................................................................................... 22

Fires................................................................................................................................ 22
Telegraph................................................................................................................................ 23
The Press of Paw Paw.............................................................................................................. 23
Banking....................................................................................................................................23
Organizations...........................................................................................................................24
The Opera House......................................................................................................................26
The Library and Literary Association.........................................................................................26
History of Paw Paw Township, Michigan, Part 3.................................................................... .......... 27
Prospect Hill Cemetery.............................................................................................................27
Religious Societies in the Township..................................................................................... .... 27
Schools.....................................................................................................................................32