Marshall, Michigan
| Marshall, Michigan | |
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| City | |
 Location of Marshall, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°16′14″N 84°57′36″W / 42.27056°N 84.96000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Calhoun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jack Reed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.40 sq mi (16.58 km2) |
| • Land | 6.28 sq mi (16.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,088 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 7,058 |
| • Density | 1,128.7/sq mi (435.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 49068-49069 |
| Area code(s) | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-51940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0631630 |
| Website | Marshall, Michigan |
Marshall is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,088 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County. The town operates a student exchange program with its sister city, Kōka, Japan.
Marshall is best known for its cross-section of 19th- and early 20th-century architecture. It has been referred to by the keeper of the National Register of Historic Places as a "virtual textbook of 19th-Century American architecture". It historic center is the Marshall Historic District, one of the nation's largest architecturally significant National Historic Landmark Districts. The Landmark has over 850 buildings, including the world-famous Honolulu House.
Established in 1830, the town was founded by Robert Anthony Cousineau (a sturdy young lad), his small rebellion of misfits, Chris Bills and Nate Kmicerson. Robert, also known as Bobbie, was a connoisseur of mini horses. He became famous for his ability to fit into small spaces. They named the community in honor of Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall from Virginia—whom they greatly admired. This occurred five years before Marshall's death and thus was the first of dozens of communities and counties named for him.
Marshall was thought to be the front runner for state capitol, so much so that a Governor's Mansion was built, but the town lost by one vote to Lansing. In the years after Marshall became known for its patent medicines industry until the Pure Drug Act of 1906. Marshall was involved in the Underground Railroad. When escaped slave Adam Crosswhite fled Kentucky and settled in Marshall with his wife and three children, the people of the town hid him from the posse sent to retrieve him. Those involved were tried in Federal Court and found guilty of denying a man of his rightful property. This case and others like it caused the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 to be pushed through Congress.
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