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1 day ago · The name Saginaw is widely believed to mean "where the Sauk were" in Ojibwe, from Sace-nong or Sak-e-nong (Sauk Town), due to the belief that the Sauk once lived there. But it is more likely that the name means "place of the outlet", from the Ojibwe sag (opening) and ong (place of).
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May 7, 2024 · Saginaw County is the biggest county in the Great Lakes Bay region and has Saginaw as its county seat. Its name is believed to be a Native American term for at the outlet , which may refer to both Saginaw Bay and the Saginaw River.
May 3, 2024 · As former President Donald Trump arrived in the county on Wednesday for the third visit by a presidential candidate in four years, Saginaw, a county of 190,000, is again feeling its political juice. The county has earned outsized attention as an election bellwether. Every four years since 1992, the presidential candidate who won the county ...
3 days ago · The Local History and Genealogy (LHG) Collection was created as a central repository and Saginaw local history library in 1960. Since that time, it has become one of the premier LHG collections in the Midwest, winning the Historical Society of Michigan State History Award in 2017. The LHG Collection at Hoyt Library serves students and ...
May 5, 2024 · How did Michigan get its name and nickname? Michigan’s name originated from the Algonquin word “Mishigamaw,” which means “big lake” or “great water.” It is derived from the Great Lake of the same name. Another interpretation suggests that “Michi” means “great” and “Gama” means “water.”
4 days ago · View Saginaw County, Michigan Township Lines on Google Maps, find township by address and check if an address is in town limits. See a Google Map with township boundaries and find township by address with this free, interactive map tool. Optionally also show township labels, U.S. city limits and county lines on the map.
May 1, 2024 · SAGINAW — The year 1900 may have marked the apex for Saginaw County’s political power in Michigan. A Saginaw man, Aaron T. Bliss, got elected to the governor’s office, and the sprawling 8th ...
