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The Hersey River is a 13.4-mile-long (21.6 km) [2] stream in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Lincoln Township in northwest Osceola County at the junction of Hersey Creek [ 3 ] and the East Branch Hersey Creek [ 4 ] at 43°50′55″N 85°25′59″W / 43.84861°N 85.43306°W / 43.84861; -85.
Map of Michigan rivers Tahquamenon River. In alphabetical order. A–C. Anna River; Au Gres River; ... Hersey River; Huron River (Baraga/Marquette counties)
Hersey is a small rural community that started as a lumber town in the early 19th century and was a major supplier of lumber to the Muskegon Lumber Yards and played an important role in rebuilding Chicago after the great fire. It was founded by Delos A. Blodgett, a banker, lumber baron, and philanthropist.
Rives Junction is an unincorporated community in the township at It was founded in 1834 by Samuel Prescott and Henry Fifield. A post office named "West Rives" was established on June 15, 1839, with Prescott as the first postmaster, operating from his home on the west side of the Michigan Central Railroad tracks.
Hersey Township is a civil township of Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,941 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The village of Hersey is located within the township.
River Junction may refer to: Places. United States. River Junction, Iowa; River Junction, Minnesota; River Junction AVA, viticultural area in California
As the population increased, separate county government was organized in 1869, with Hersey designated as the county seat. Reed City became the official county seat in 1927. [1] The county was developed initially for harvesting and processing lumber, and many European Americans came to work in lumbering and the mills.
U.S. Route 10 or U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway located in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the U.S. Despite the "0" as the last digit in the number, US 10 is no longer a cross-country highway, and it never was a full coast-to-coast route.