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The Thornapple River (Ottawa: Sowanquesake, "Forked River") [4] (GNIS ID #1075813 [5]) is an 88.1-mile-long (141.8 km) [6] tributary of Michigan's longest river, the Grand River. The Thornapple rises in Eaton County, Michigan and drains a primarily rural farming area in Central Michigan .
The other Little Thornapple River is a left-side tributary that rises in southern Sawyer County at , less than 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of the mouth of the other Little Thornapple River. The second Little Thornapple, flows primarily to the south and southwest into Rusk County and empties into the Thornapple River at , approximately 4 ...
The Ada Covered Bridge is a 125-foot (38 m) span Brown truss covered bridge erected in 1867 in Ada, Michigan, United States.Carrying Bronson Street across the Thornapple River, it is located just south of where the Thornapple enters the Grand River, in turn just south of M-21.
The first white settler to own land in the village was Calvin G. Hill, a native of New York, who bought 400 acres (1.6 km 2) in 1834 on both sides of the Thornapple River. [4] The village was likely surveyed and subdivided before 1850, but the plat was not officially recorded until 1859. Prior to 1843, the settlement was often called "Thornapple".
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Historic Charlton Park is a historically oriented local facility and museum in Barry County, Michigan that sits on 310 acres (1.3 km 2) along the Thornapple River. The village is made up of a number of nineteenth and early-twentieth century structures brought together from around the county to recreate a Michigan village from the turn of the ...
Trail users in this area must navigate an on-road segment on Stimson Rd, heading south to M-37 and then east on Crane Rd across the Thornapple River. After crossing the river on Crane Rd the trail picks up again heading along the banks of the Thornapple River and crossing over Main St in Middleville. A section of the trail south of Middleville ...
The Thornapple River, a tributary of the Grand River, flows from south to north through the middle of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, Thornapple Township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.1 km 2), of which 35.3 square miles (91.4 km 2) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km 2), or 1.80%, is water. [4]