Deward, Michigan

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Deward, Michigan
Deward is located in Michigan
Deward
Deward
Location in the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°50′26″N 84°49′36″W / 44.84056°N 84.82667°W / 44.84056; -84.82667Coordinates: 44°50′26″N 84°49′36″W / 44.84056°N 84.82667°W / 44.84056; -84.82667
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyCrawford
TownshipFrederic
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49733 (Frederic)
Area code(s)989

Deward was a community in Crawford County, Michigan that was a lumber town from 1901 until 1912. It was named for David Ward who managed to obtain large grants of Michigan land as a surveyor and then cleared the lumber from them.[1]

Sources[]

  • Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 155.

References[]

  1. ^ Robert Conot. Detroit: American Odyssey. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1974. p. 6
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