Hamburg Township in Livingston County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hamburg / Edwin B. Winans
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, June 4, 2021
1. Hamburg / Edwin B. Winans Marker
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Hamburg, also, Edwin B. Winans. .
Hamburg. The year 1831 marked the arrival of Hamburg's first settlers--Felix Dunlavey, Jesse Hall, Calvin Jackson, Cornelius Miller and Herman Lake--and their families. In 1835, Ann Arbor merchant E.F. Gay and Amariah Hammond purchased thirty acres of land in this area, constructed a dam and built the area's first sawmill. By 1837 the two men had sold their interests to the Grisson brothers, who had emigrated from Hamburg, Germany, in 1834. The Grissons also managed a store, a gristmill and a hotel. in 1837 the village of Hamburg was platted, and in 1840 its post office was established. John Grisson was the first postmaster. One hundred and fifty years after its founding, the village of nine hundred residents boasted a historic Episcopal church, a volunteer fire department, several stores and factories, a library, a cemetery and a township hall.,
Edwin B. Winans. Edwin B. Winans (1826-1894), was the first Democrat to be elected governor of Michigan after the Civil War. Serving a two-year term starting in 1890, he instituted the secret ballot system. A native of New York, Winans moved to Livingston County, Michigan, at the age of eight. He attended Albion College and the University of Michigan Law School before leaving the state to seek his fortune in the California gold rush. In 1858 he returned to Michigan and purchased a 400-acre farm in Hamburg. He enjoyed an active political career, serving as state representative (1861-64), constitutional convention delegate (1867), township supervisor (1872-73), Livingston County probate judge (1877-81), and congressman (1883-86). He died at his Winans Lake estate in Hamburg Township in 1894.
Hamburg
The year 1831 marked the arrival of Hamburg's first settlers--Felix Dunlavey, Jesse Hall, Calvin Jackson, Cornelius Miller and Herman Lake--and their families. In 1835, Ann Arbor merchant E.F. Gay and Amariah Hammond purchased thirty acres of land in this area, constructed a dam and built the area's first sawmill. By 1837 the two men had sold their interests to the Grisson brothers, who had emigrated from Hamburg, Germany, in 1834. The Grissons also managed a store, a gristmill and a hotel. in 1837 the village of Hamburg was platted, and in 1840 its post office was established. John Grisson was the first postmaster. One hundred and fifty years after its founding, the village of nine hundred residents boasted a historic Episcopal church, a volunteer fire department, several stores and factories, a library, a cemetery and a township hall.
Edwin B. Winans
Edwin B. Winans (1826-1894), was the first Democrat to be elected governor of Michigan after the Civil War. Serving a two-year term starting in 1890, he instituted the secret ballot system. A native of New York, Winans moved to Livingston County, Michigan, at the age of eight. He attended Albion College and the University of Michigan Law School before leaving the state to seek his fortune in the California gold rush.
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In 1858 he returned to Michigan and purchased a 400-acre farm in Hamburg. He enjoyed an active political career, serving as state representative (1861-64), constitutional convention delegate (1867), township supervisor (1872-73), Livingston County probate judge (1877-81), and congressman (1883-86). He died at his Winans Lake estate in Hamburg Township in 1894.
Erected 1986 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number S583.)
Location. 42° 26.609′ N, 83° 48.153′ W. Marker is near Hamburg, Michigan, in Livingston County. It is in Hamburg Township. Marker is at the intersection of Hamburg Road and Strawberry Lake Road, on the right when traveling north on Hamburg Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whitmore Lake MI 48189, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hamburg (approx. 0.3 miles away); Trains to Hamburg (approx. 0.3 miles away); Travelers Stop (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Stephen's
Also see . . . Edwin B. Winans. Wikipedia article (Submitted on March 6, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
Photographed By Tom Urich, June 10, 2012
3. Hamburg Marker
Photographed By Tom Urich, June 10, 2012
4. Edwin B. Winans Marker
Photographed By Dave Wilcox, June 6, 2012
5. Hamburg / Edwin B. Winans Marker and Hamburg Cemetery
Photographed By Tom Urich, June 10, 2012
6. Winans gravesite
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2011, by Tom Urich of Hamburg, Michigan. This page has been viewed 883 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on June 4, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 2. submitted on March 9, 2012, by Dave Wilcox of Grass Lake, Michigan. 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2012, by Tom Urich of Hamburg, Michigan. 5. submitted on June 6, 2012, by Dave Wilcox of Grass Lake, Michigan. 6. submitted on June 11, 2012, by Tom Urich of Hamburg, Michigan. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
