Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= USGenNet Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Portrait and Biographical Album of Huron County Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1884 [page 438] DWIGHT TOWNSHIP DWIGHT Township was settled in 1856. HENRY HELLEMS has the honor of being the first settler, and also the first Supervisor. This township is 18 north, of range 13 east, and is surrounded by the townships of Port Austin on the north, Huron on the east, Lincoln on the south, and Hume on the west. The land is rolling [page 439] DWIGHT TOWNSHIP at the north and the remainder is flat. The soil is of a gravelly clay loam nature in the northern part; in the southern, sandy. The timber originally was hard-wood, with some pine and hemlock. Nearly the entire township was burned over in 1871, and about one-half of the southwestern and northern portions in 1881. About one-third of the land is under cultivation. Bird's Creek, with its tributaries, runs through the township, which affords good drainage. The largest yield of wheat is fifty bushels; the average, twenty bushels per acre. All kinds of fruit do well here, except cherries, which one farmer says would do well were it not for the birds. There is a saw-mill in the township, which cuts lumber for home markets. There are no churches; but the township has three schools, which are located on sections 13, 17 and 25. SUPERVISORS THOMAS NICHOLS-------1864-5 HENRY HELLEMS--------1866 THOMAS NICHOLS-------1867 HENRY HELLEMS--------1868-9 WILLIAM CARTER-------1870-5 WILLIAM STODDARD-----1879 B. A. STODDARD-------1880-1 THOMAS SULLIVAN------1882-4 =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ===========================================================================