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the US under the 1836 treaty to a reservation. A post office was established at Big Rapids on
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1321:Shiawassee
1296:Middlebury
1276:Bennington
1158:Laingsburg
805:2024-04-24
770:2008-01-31
718:References
600:As of the
521:84°13′23″W
518:43°01′35″N
511:crossing.
481:84°13′33″W
478:42°59′52″N
440:84°17′05″W
437:43°00′28″N
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110:42°59′51″N
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1449:Nicholson
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244:Elevation
206:Treasurer
172:Organized
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742:March 1,
669:Highways
631:Hispanic
621:, 0.02%
617:, 0.64%
613:, 0.28%
609:, 0.15%
396:Michigan
346:26-61960
154:Michigan
1439:Newburg
1399:Carland
1220:Morrice
1148:Corunna
1130:Corunna
696:Airport
605:97.73%
556:History
390:in the
382:, is a
362:Website
357:1626876
319:48867 (
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1394:Burton
1331:Vernon
1326:Venice
1316:Sciota
1271:Antrim
1253:Owosso
1230:Vernon
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1169:Owosso
1153:Durand
1140:Cities
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418:is an
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321:Owosso
161:County
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1021:4 May
619:Asian
607:White
302:(EDT)
300:UTC-4
279:UTC-5
260:4,765
195:Clerk
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1163:Ovid
1065:2020
1023:2015
993:2019
980:ISBN
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939:ISBN
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744:2019
690:M-52
680:M-21
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