History

GunPlain Township: the Township boundary lines were run in 1826 and in 1836 it became a part of Plainfield Township. Martin Township was set off in 1839. The name of Plainfield was changed in 1845 to Gunplain, being named for the river crossing the township. The first settlers arrived in 1831, and a post office was established in Plainwell in 1833. The Village of Plainwell was incorporated in 1869, the City of Plainwell in 1934. Gunplain Township was the site of a council of Ottawa and Potawatomi Indians in 1832, at which time it was decided not to join the Black Hawk War but to become friends of Michigan pioneers. The Plank Road from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids was built in 1852-54 with a branch extending from Plainwell to Allegan.



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GunPlain Township: the Township boundary lines were run in 1826 and in 1836 it became a part of Plainfield Township. Martin Township was set off in 1839. The name of Plainfield was changed in 1845 to Gunplain, being named for the river crossing the township. The first settlers arrived in 1831, and a post office was established in Plainwell in 1833. The Village of Plainwell was incorporated in 1869, the City of Plainwell in 1934. Gunplain Township was the site of a council of Ottawa and Potawatomi Indians in 1832, at which time it was decided not to join the Black Hawk War but to become friends of Michigan pioneers. The Plank Road from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids was built in 1852-54 with a branch extending from Plainwell to Allegan.

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