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  1. Four years after the first platting out of the county, Washtenaw was established as a separate self-administered county by an act of the Michigan Territorial Legislature, in 1826. It was attached for administrative purposes to Wayne County until (before 1829) when county government was seated.

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  2. 1827 County Established On January 1, Washtenaw County, Territory of Michigan, legally came into being. Division of the County into 20 townships began later that year. The population was nearly 1,000. The first session of County Court was held in the home of Erastus Priest by Samuel W Dexter, Chief Justice; and by Oliver Whitmore, Associate ...

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  4. Births* 1867. Circuit Court Files 1828. Deaths 1867. Elections 1829. Land Records 1824. Marriages 1827. Military Discharges* 1919. Supervisors Proceedings 1835. *Confidential except as provided by law. Read about the history of Washtenaw, view an organizational chart, access building locations, and more.

  5. Washtenaw County Historical Society - Home on the Internet of the oldest historical society in Washtenaw County, founded in 1857. West Liberty Heights - A history of the West Liberty Heights neighborhood by Judith Marks.

  6. Dec 21, 2011 · Addeddate 2011-12-21 17:28:40 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier bac4701.0001.001.umich.edu Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3pv7jj6s

  7. Demographics: County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts. Washtenaw County History. Washtenaw County comes from the Native American term O-wash-ten-nong. Set Off: 1822, attached to Wayne County. Organized: 1826, reorganized in 1829.

  8. The Washtenaw County Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1857, when 19 citizens of Ann Arbor called for "a county convention for the purpose of forming a County Historical Association" to be composed of anyone from the townships who cared to attend. 165 years later, the WCHS exists to educate and inspire our community to engage in the...

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