From the 1850’s through the early 1900’s, Edenville had its ups and downs but not until 1877 was there ever a human life taken until Dr. Rockwell killed Ben Wilber over a dispute concerning the possession of a horse. In our township, there were three other settlements to …

Edenville is a small unincorporated community in Edenville Township, Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is in the northeast corner of the township near the boundary with Gladwin County , but the settlement is mostly within Midland County.

Edenville Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,493. [2] The unincorporated community of Edenville is located in the northeast corner of the township at 5]

Apr 3, 2020 · The village of Edenville is a neat little place on Section 1, at the junction of the Tittabawassee River and Tobacco Creek. It was platted in 1878 by Henry Church who also kept the first...

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Jun 29, 2023 · Settlers began coming to Edenville (then known as only “16”) around 1851 thanks to the timber and lumber trade. More and more families began to arrive and the town soon began to swell. “Camp 16” became one of the most notorious lumber camps in the state.

Mar 15, 2023 · Five years later in April of 1874, Edenville Township was officially formed which terminated the Congressional Township of Egbert. Sylvester Erway was appointed as the first supervisor.

Sep 1, 2020 · EDENVILLE, MI -- The ‘500 year flood’ that devastated the Midland area came after just 7 inches of rain.

In the 1920 s, he built the Edenville dam, the spillway on the Tobacco River above Edenville (which is now called Wixom Lake) and to the south as the Tittabawassee flows, Sanford Lake in Jerome Township. For more history please see http://www.edenville.mi-twp.org. OTHER PLACES IN EDENVILLE TOWNSHIP:CURTIS, EDENVILLE,

Edenville, MI (The Old Log School House, District No. 2) (1897) -- Contributed by Paul Petosky