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WELCOME TO MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MICHIGAN
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Montmorency
county was founded April 1, 1840. It was first named "Cheonoquet"
after a well known Chippewa Chief, whose name meant Big
Cloud. The present name was adopted in 1843 after Count
Morenci, who aided the colonies in the American Revolution. The
County was formed in 1881 and the land area was taken from Cheboygan
and Alpena County. Three townships were divided:
Briley, Montmorency and Rust. By 1901 Albert, Hillman,
and Wheatfield were added.
The first county seat was first
called Brush Creek, later to be known as Hillman and in 1891
the county seat was moved to Atlanta.
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