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The village of Berrien was platted in 1831. [7] The Berrien Springs post office opened with the name "Berrien" on December 4, 1832; this was changed to Berrien Springs on April 18, 1836. [10] Berrien Springs served as the county seat from 1837 until 1894, when St. Joseph was designated as the county seat. [11]
The Berrien County Historical Association (BCHA) is a historical association located in Berrien Springs, Michigan.Established in 1968 [1] as the Berrien County Historical Commission, the organization partners with Berrien County, Michigan to operate the History Center at Courthouse Square, also located in Berrien Springs.
Berrien County was officially established in 1831, but failed to secure a county seat until 1837. County offices and courts bounced between Niles and St. Joseph before Berrien Springs was chosen for its central location. That same year, the county accepted the donation of property along Union Street and commissioned the construction of the ...
Originally, portions of both Oronoko and Berrien townships were on either side of the St. Joseph River, and at the time a large portion of the village of Berrien Springs was in Berrien Township, even though it was on the other side of the river from most of the township. In 1847, the river was made the dividing line between the townships.
Berrien Springs: September 13, 1963: Sawyer Ball House: 127 N. Paw Paw Street Coloma: October 12, 1990: Berrien Springs Courthouse† 312 M-139 Berrien Springs: September 22, 1968: Bertrand Informational Designation SE corner of Bertrand Road and Bond Street Niles Township: February 17, 1967: Black Hawk War: Chicago Road Niles: February 12, 1959
Location of Berrien County in Michigan. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Berrien County, Michigan. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Berrien County, Michigan, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
Construction of the Berrien Springs–Buchanan segment began in July 1880, backed by local capital. The line was built along the west bank of the St. Joseph River ; this eliminated the need for bridges but forced the line along a route marked by broken country and a sandy topography, conditions which the lines later problems with washouts after ...
Berrien Springs [12] Brad Paquette: Republican: 2019–2022 Niles [13] Gina Johnsen: Republican: 2023–present Lake Odessa [14] Recent elections. 2018 Michigan House ...