The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first Europeans to settle the area that would eventually become Amity Township were Thomas N. Reynolds, Samuel K. Reynolds, and E. Breckinridge, arriving together in 1833. The area was attractive to early settlers for its abundance of timber, stone, and water. They built small cabins for their families and lived in them for several years on what was known by 1878 as the J.P. Houston farm.
The township may be named after Amity, Ohio. This is very likely as the earliest settlers in the township were from Ohio. It was mentioned in the same 1878 history that Amity means friendship.
The township was officially organized on April 6, 1858, and was one of the first 20 townships in Livingston County organized in 1858.
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Nothing in Amity is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Amity has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Memorial Bandstand of Long Point in Long Point, 7.1 miles away.
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When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.