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First Settlement in Washtenaw County
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Historical Marker Database · J.T. Lambrou
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Gabriel Godfroy established Godfroy's on the Pottawatomie Trail in 1809 as the first settlement in Washtenaw County.
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