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Local History
The village in Bowne Township was founded by David N. Skidmore in 1845. Daniel C. McVean became its first postmaster on September 5, 1851. A station on the Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western Railroad. It was so named by Lucy Skidmore McVean from its being the highest point of land.
Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.