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One of the three great east-west routes of pioneer days, the Territorial Road from Detroit to St. Joe opened access to the rich lands of the second "tier" of counties. Approved in 1829, it was not surveyed through Van Buren County until 1835. Although at first it was only a "blaze and a name," the route soon teemed with emigrants and travelers. The Dodge Tavern in Paw Paw, a famed stopping point, was at times so crowded that, old-timers said, some weary persons "offered a dollar for a post to lean against."
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Paw Paw, Michigan · United States
