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1. www.hmdb.org › resultsHistorical Markers and War Memorials in Emmet County

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   Estherville is the county seat for Emmet County. ... 96 Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey — Lombard Post No. 170 G.A.R. Memorial — 1861 - 1865 —

2. genealogytrails.com › iowa › emmetEmmet County, Iowa History of the Towns and Villages

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   For some time the proprietors gave lots to parties who would agree to build, but this custom was discontinued after Emmet County was organized in 1859 and Estherville was made the county seat. A postoffice was established at Estherville in 1860, with Adolphus Jenkins as postmaster.

3. www.emmetcounty.org › connect-with-emmet › aboutThe History of Emmet County

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   In February of 1858 the State Legislature went out on its own and passed an act establishing the county seat for Emmet County at Mackinaw City. The Board of Supervisors screamed about this and in 1861 the Legislature got around to repealing the act as unconstitutional.

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5. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesEmmet County, Iowa - Wikiwand articles

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   Emmet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,388. The county seat is Estherville.

6. genealogytrails.com › iowa › emmetThe Growth Of Emmet County - Genealogy Trails

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   Mar 22, 2021 · Gov. Stephen Hempstead approved an act of the Iowa Legislature creating fifty new counties, among which were Emmet and Dickinson. 1856: Jun: Jesse Coverdale and George C. Granger, the first white settlers in Emmet County, located claims in what is now Emmet Township. 1857: Jan 04: Birth of Peter Rourke, the first white child born in Emmet ...

7. www.ereferencedesk.com › counties › iowaEmmet County, Iowa: History and Information - eReferenceDesk

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   Emmet County is a county located in the state of Iowa. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 10,302. Emmet County was created on January 15, 1851. The county seat is Estherville. The county is named in honor of Robert Emmet (1778–1803), Irish revolutionary and American republican sympathizer.

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   What happened to Emmet County's seat in 1861?

   • In 1861, the Act declaring Petoskey as the county seat for Emmet County was declared unconstitutional and repealed by the Emmet County Board of Supervisors. They had already established the county seat at Little Traverse.

   The History of Emmet County

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   When was Emmet County created?

   • Emmet County was initially created by an act of the Iowa Legislature in 1851. The area that is now Estherville witnessed the arrival of its first settlers around 1856 and into 1857. The city was selected as the county seat in 1859, and was eventually incorporated in 1881.

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   Why is Emmet County named after whom?

   • Emmet County was named after Robert Emmet, an Irish patriot who was hanged as a traitor to the British government at the age of 25. The county was authorized by the Iowa Legislature in 1851, and was finally organized in 1859 when there were enough settlers in the area.

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   Where is Emmet's statue located?

   • Recent photographs of Emmet's statue were taken at St. Stephens Green in Dublin, Ireland. Emmet County resident Ed Karmann, who owns the County Emmet Celtic shop in downtown Petoskey, took these photographs. Emmet County, Michigan 200 Division Street, Petoskey MI 49770

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   What happened at the 1901 Emmet County Board of Supervisors meeting?

   • At the October, 1901 session, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors considered and agreed to accept the 50-year lease offer of the building after three days of quarreling. They also authorized a vote on the removal of the county seat from Harbor Springs to Petoskey.

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   Who inhabited Emmet County?

   • Odawa history records that Emmet County was thickly populated by indigenous peoples called the Mush-co-desh, which means "the prairie tribe". They had an agrarian society and were said to have "shaped the land by making the woodland into prairie as they abandoned their old worn out gardens which formed grassy plains".

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9. www.migenweb.org › emmetWelcome to Emmet County MIGenWeb

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   EMMET COUNTY BEGINNINGS. Emmet County, the northernmost county in Michigan's lower half, was formed April 1, 1840 from Mackinac County. It was first named Tonedagana County, then renamed Emmet County on March 8, 1843. Emmet County remained attached to Mackinac County for administrative purposes until county government was organized in 1853.