Title
Partial Map of Watertown Township, 1896
Description
A portion of a map of Watertown Township from 1896. This snippet shows the southern most portion of Watertown Township including the northern most part of the village of Delta Mills and a nearby community known as Ingersoll (also referred to as Daniel's Station)(2).
Ingersoll was located northwest of Delta Mills along the railroad in the southern part of Watertown Township. The Ingersoll Post Office was opened on October 13, 1873. A railroad station was also constructed and the neighborhood contained several homes. The first postmaster was Barthold Wagner. The Post Office was decommissioned on July 15th, 1901, and mail was sent to Delta.
Ingersoll was located northwest of Delta Mills along the railroad in the southern part of Watertown Township. The Ingersoll Post Office was opened on October 13, 1873. A railroad station was also constructed and the neighborhood contained several homes. The first postmaster was Barthold Wagner. The Post Office was decommissioned on July 15th, 1901, and mail was sent to Delta.
Source
- Standard atlas of Clinton County, Michigan : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county…farmers directory, reference business directory… (p. 25) / compiled and published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago: Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1896. <http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/2911305.0001.001/27?rgn=full+text;view=image>
- Ceasar, Ford Stevens. Forgotten Communities of Central Michigan. Place of Publication Not Identified: Ceasar, 1978. Print. p. 30
- https://deltamihistory.org/2016/06/01/delta-mills-postmasters/
Date
1896