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History · Hazelton

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Relatives Stanton Latham and E.E. Fowls arrived in the township in 1848.

Hazelton and the settlement were named after brothers George, Edgar and Porter Hazelton, who, with Ezekial Ewing constructed a bridge across the Flint River for the State of Michigan. With no money to pay them in 1849, they received most of the current township land, which they proceeded to sell to settlers.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hazelton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hazelton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is House at 10410 Stanley Road in Flushing, 5.3 miles away.

Hazelton and the nearest listed places

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House at 10410 Stanley RoadParshallburg BridgeMartin Road BridgeShiawassee County CourthouseCorunna High SchoolJohn N. Ingersoll House

Closest to Hazelton

House at 10410 Stanley RoadFlushing · Building5.3miParshallburg BridgeChesaning · Structure8.2miMartin Road BridgeCaledonia · Structure9miShiawassee County CourthouseCorunna · Building9.8miCorunna High SchoolCorunna · Building10mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. House at 10410 Stanley Road’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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