Putnam Township · History
📅 First Settler Timeline
Put three dates in order.
On May 13, 1828, Colonel Solomon Peterson of New York received land in what is now Putnam Township.
The land was near two trails used by Native people.
The county came after that land grant: created in 1833, organized in 1836.
Lesson 1 of 2
Which came first?
Source for grown-ups
Village of Pinckney: History of Pinckney
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https://www.villageofpinckney.org/community/village_history.php