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from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first permanent white settler in what is now Kalkaska County was William George Copeland, a farmer born in Nottinghamshire, who located there in the fall of 1855, while it was still attached to Grand Traverse County. For the next twelve years, he and his wife were the only permanent white residents of the county. A dam had been built on the Barker Creek about the time Copeland moved there, but a planned mill was never built. The next permanent resident in the township was William H. Bockes, a native of Medina County, Ohio and a Civil War veteran. In June 1866, he purchased land in the township near Barker Creek. After returning to Ohio to marry his wife in October, they both returned immediately to take up residence. Another early resident in the Barker Creek area was John H.F. Letherby, born in England and moved to Canada at the age of 16. He settled in section 32 near Barker Cre…
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Nothing in Clearwater is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clearwater has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Elk Rapids First Methodist Episcopal Church in Elk Rapids, 9.2 miles away.
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