The former settlement of Quinn, Michigan, was located in
Clinton Township,
Macomb County, Michigan
Macomb County ( ) is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Michigan, bordering Lake St. Clair, and is part of northern Metro Detroit. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 881,217, making it the third-most populous c ...
on Gratiot past mile marker 16, roughly in the area of 14 Mile and Quinn Road. Quinn Rd. is still a Clinton Township street crossing Gratiot.
History
Theodore Kath became Quinn's first postmaster on December 10, 1869. The post office stayed open for just under four years, closing its doors on September 15, 1873. The
12th Michigan Infantry was begun under Colonel Francis Quinn at
Niles in 1861. The Quinn family built a home on Gratiot in 1881 and the settlement and street was named for the family.
Local History Tales Archive
, Macomb County Historical Commission.
There were also reports of Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. ...
activity in the area prior to the Civil War.
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History of Michigan
Former populated places in Macomb County, Michigan
Former populated places in Michigan
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