Kalamazoo

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The village that grew around the newest mill came to be called Vicksburg. In the waterways and the Indian trails were the only routes a traveler in the county could follow. Settlers constructed the first primitive roads after , the main one being the Territorial Road. This ran from Detroit to St. Joseph and bisected the county. The first plank roads were built around with the most important one stretching from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids.

Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Although these roads aided transportation, travel on them could be slow and sometimes treacherous. The railroads soon became a faster and safer means of transportation. The Michigan Central line first spanned the territory between Detroit and Kalamazoo in and its link to Chicago was completed in By at least six railroads connected Kalamazoo with the rest of the continent. By that time, however, the importance of the railways began to fade. The short-lived interurban systems were attracting short distance passengers and freight shippers.

In the first quarter of the twentieth century, the development of gasoline powered vehicles and hard-surfaced roads offered the residents of the county improved transportation possibilities. Presently two major roads in the county are Interstate 94 and U. The county also has four airlines serving its needs. Since the early days of white settlement, Kalamazoo County has always supported a strong farming economy.

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Industry has also been a strong force in the county's economic development. As early as an iron furnace to smelt bog ore was founded in the county. After the Civil War, paper manufacturers began setting up shop in the Kalamazoo River Valley and in , a physician from Hastings, Michigan, invented a pill making machine and developed the first readily dissolvable pill. The many other new and diversified industries attracted more workers and families to Kalamazoo County.

Dunbar, Western Michigan University, , is very helpful. Most of the county's early white settlers were fur traders from England or New York. The remainder came from Pennsylvania and Maryland. After the number of foreign immigrants increased rapidly especially with the coming of the Hollanders in The growth rate of the county's population reached its height between and when almost 8, newcomers settled here. That growth rate was not exceeded for 50 years when between and the population grew to ,, quite an increase over the figure. Increased immigration, better transportation, and the appearance of diversified industries all played a role in Kalamazoo County's growth.

As the size of Kalamazoo County grew, so did the variety of social and cultural activities. The Kalamazoo Gazette, the county's earliest newspaper, is one of the state's oldest.

Many other papers were published here in the early years, including the Kalamazoo Telegraph The county's educational facilities have always been a source of pride for residents. The first public high school was built in and in April , the territorial governor signed legislation authorizing a charter for the Michigan and Huron Institute. Voters narrowly approved the plan in May Construction began in April The street was officially reopened on October 9, ; ceremonies included fireworks, a visit from Michigan Governor John Engler , a big band concert like the one in A raffle was held to pick a citizen to drive the first car down the mall in four decades.

The mall has since been restyled to resemble the Arcadia Commons development at the mall's north end, where the Kalamazoo Valley Museum is located. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 April What Works, What Doesn't. Shopping malls in Michigan. Retrieved from " https: Coordinates not on Wikidata. Views Read Edit View history.