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Colon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 1,173 at the 2010 census.The village is located within Colon Township.It is known as "The Magic Capital of the World", as it is the home of the Abbott Magic Company, the site of the annual Abbott's Magic Get-Together, and the former home and burial site of the famed stage magician Harry Blackstone, Sr.
Colon Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County, Michigan. The population was 3,325 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The village of Colon is located within the township.
Farrand Hall is a private house located at 58522 Farrand Road in Colon, Michigan, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Percy Abbott (May 3, 1886 – August 26, 1960) was an Australian magician and magic dealer who founded Abbott's Magic Novelty Company in Colon, Michigan.Abbott's business was once the largest manufacturer and retailer of magic tricks and stage illusions in the world.
Library of Congress, Michigan: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC "Michigan Societies", familysearch.org, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mostly related to genealogy but includes links to historical societies).
It was near Colon, Michigan, where he had a brief stint as co-owner of the Blackstone Magic Company. His partner in the business – which lasted only 18 months – was an Australian magician named Percy Abbott. After Blackstone and Abbott dissolved the company, Abbott, five years later, restarted his own magic manufacturing business in Colon.
Colon High School is a public high school in northeastern St Joseph County. It serves the residents of Colon, Michigan and the surrounding community including Colon, Leonidas and rural areas. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Its high school mascot is the Magi a Rabbit (sometimes depicted as a rabbit in a hat).
The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally chartered in 1832 [2] to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana , and Illinois in the United States and the province of Ontario in Canada .