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Kalamazoo (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 17 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.2833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 085 35 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -85.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Kalamazoo river; original settlement expanded when railroad arrived & government land office was established in 1840s; famed for celery produced by Dutch farmers from 1850s. |
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| Kalamazoo (preferred,C,V)
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| Bronson (H,V)
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............ | named after Titus Bronson, who built a cabin here in 1829 on site of trading post |
| Kee-Kalamazoo (H,V)
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............ | name of trading post here, from Amerindian name meaning "boiling water," referring to the river rapids |
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Kalamazoo (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a fur-trading post, settlement established in 1829, incorporated in 1843 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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since 1830 |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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produced paper since 1874, now also produces pharmaceuticals, metal products & transportation equipment |
| agricultural center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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for nature trails & restored pioneer homestead of Kalamazoo Nature Center |
| educational center (C) |
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