Deward, Michigan

Deward was a community in Crawford County, Michigan that was a lumber town from 1901 until 1912. It was named for David Ward who managed to obtain large grants of Michigan land as a surveyor and then cleared the lumber from them.[1]

Deward, Michigan
Deward
Location in the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°50′26″N 84°49′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyCrawford
TownshipFrederic
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49733 (Frederic)
Area code(s)989

Sources

  • Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 155.

References

  1. Robert Conot. Detroit: American Odyssey. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1974. p. 6
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