The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Birch Run was established in 1852 as a station on the Pere Marquette Railroad. It was given a post office in 1954. In 1954, it was incorporated as a village.
Birch Run was founded as a station on the Pere Marquette Railroad by John Moore, its first postmaster, in 1852. It was named after its creek, which runs through a large birch area. In 1863, the town was renamed Deer Lick and remained so until 1868 when it reverted to Birch Run. Birch Run was incorporated as a village in 1955.
Birch Run was the home of the Great Lakes Storm, a defunct member of the Continental Basketball Association. The Storm played in the Birch Run Expo Center from 2001 until they disbanded in 2005.
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Nothing in Birch Run is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Birch Run has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Morseville Bridge in Taymouth, 4 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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