Pinckney · Reading
✏️ A New Home
A village named for a brother, and a book about starting over.
William Kirkland platted Pinckney in August 1837.
He named it for his brother, Charles Pinckney Kirkland.
His wife, Caroline Kirkland, wrote a novel about settler life called A New Home — Who’ll Follow? in 1839.
Lesson 1 of 2
Who did William name the village for?
Source for grown-ups
Village of Pinckney: History of Pinckney
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https://www.villageofpinckney.org/community/village_history.php