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Early History. East Grand Rapids was first settled in 1834 when the Reed family arrived from New York State. Originally part of Paris Township, it is one of the oldest suburbs in Kent County. Residents voted to establish the Village of East Grand Rapids in 1891. The village was then incorporated into a home-rule city in 1926 when the population ...
East Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,371. The city is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, including Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Township, but the city is administered autonomously.
The East Grand Rapids History Room, located in the upper level of the EGR Library, obtains, preserves and displays artifacts related to the grand history of East Grand Rapids. The History Room has a growing collection of historical artifacts, photographs, digital images, memorabilia, ephemera and audiovisual items unique to this area. These ...
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As is common among cities, many neighborhoods in Grand Rapids began as ethnic communities. Polish and German immigrants settled on the West Side and the Dutch on the East Side. The Creston neighborhood was one of Grand Rapids’ first neighborhoods to create an organization.
Jul 30, 2013 · East Grand Rapids, class of 1963, revisits their old high school facility, now Wealthy Elementary School.
Dec 13, 2013 · According to local historian and Lifeways Institute director Kevin Finney, native people have lived in the greater Grand Rapids area for longer than history can accurately record. Though it is hard to give exact estimates, it is believed that they inhabited this land for 11,000 years before the arrival of the first European settlers in 1650.
Jul 4, 2019 · Long before Europeans arrived, Michigan was populated by Native Americans. It's estimated the first human activity in the Great Lakes dates back to 11,000 to 9,000 B.C. When European exploration ...
