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Vienna Township

3400 W. Vienna Rd.

Clio, MI  48420

(810) 686-7580

Do You Remember, 

    provided by Vienna Township News

September 25, 1911

In the past, residents were reimbursed by the Township for livestock killed by domestic dogs.  On September 25, 1911 a resident had a claim for 2 sheep and 3 lambs.  $8.38 was given for the sheep and $9.72 for the lambs.

 

June 3, 1937

Vienna Township purchased property from the City of Clio for a new Township Hall, the parcel was 132 ft x 495 ft.  The cost of the property was $400.00

 

March 1938

The 1,476 sq. foot building with a full basement was completed and the Township held it's first Town Hall meeting in the new building.  Previously the meetings were held in varying locations such as the homes of the Supervisor or Clerk and the City of Clio offices.

Local History

The Taymouth Indians of the Huron Tribe were the first people to inhabit the Vienna Township area.  Saginaw Road was the main Indian trail going from Saginaw to Detroit, where the Indians traded animal pelts with the European settlers.  In 1833 Charles McLean came from Saginaw County and became Vienna Township's first settler.

Because of the abundance of pine timber and Brent and Pine Run Creeks the lumbering industry prospered in the area.  Then as the land was cleared of trees it became a farming community and a stagecoach stop.  The small settlement of Pine Run was expected to become a thriving city, such as Saginaw and Flint, but when the railroad went through Varney (Clio) the crossroad village lost its importance.  Other early villages in Vienna Township were Clio and Farrandville.

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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