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White Pigeon land office, May 2012. White Pigeon was incorporated by European Americans in 1837. [5] [6] The United States Land Office, located in downtown White Pigeon, is the oldest surviving U.S. Land office in the state of Michigan. [7]
White Pigeon was the first permanent settlement in southern Michigan outside of Wayne and Washtenaw counties. The first settlers arrived in 1827, and White Pigeon Township was organized in 1829. That same year, a Mr. Earl claimed the lot of land on which this site is located, and was told by the Potawatomi that Wahbememe was buried there.
The White Pigeon Prairie Land Office in White Pigeon, Michigan is the oldest surviving land office in Michigan and was in business 1831-1834. [1] It is designated as a Michigan State Historic Site. The United States land offices were the federal government agency that was primarily responsible for the sale and of public land to individual ...
Scidmore Park on M-60 (West Michigan Avenue) Three Rivers: April 30, 1957: Three Rivers Public Library: 107 North Main Street Three Rivers: November 16, 1982: White Pigeon General Land Office† 113 West Chicago Road (US-12) White Pigeon: December 19, 1984: Albert G. Wade Estate: 301 West Chicago Road (US-12) White Pigeon: April 24, 1981
White Pigeon Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,762 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The village of White Pigeon is located within the township.
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Pigeon Historical Depot Museum is in the downtown. The Grand Trunk Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot is a state historical site. Local artifacts and memorabilia are displayed. [7] A number of wind farms have been built in and around Pigeon in 2007 and beyond.
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