Naubinway, Michigan
| Garfield Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Garfield Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 46°8′40″N 85°30′23″W / 46.14444°N 85.50639°WCoordinates: 46°8′40″N 85°30′23″W / 46.14444°N 85.50639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Mackinac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 137.4 sq mi (355.8 km2) |
| • Land | 134.1 sq mi (347.4 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,146 |
| • Density | 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 49827 (Engadine) 49762 (Naubinway) 49838 (Gould City) |
| FIPS code | 26-31620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626339 |
Garfield Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,146 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 137.4 square miles (356 km2), of which 134.1 square miles (347 km2) is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), or 2.36%, is water.
At a roadside park, approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of Naubinway at 46°05′50″N 85°23′51″W / 46.09722°N 85.39750°W, a historical marker was erected in 1965 to commemorate the northernmost point of Lake Michigan, which is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the park. This point is significant because it marked the original western boundary of Michigan Territory as established by the U.S. Congress in 1805. The boundary ran through the center of Lake Michigan to the northernmost extremity, and from thence due north to the northern boundary of the United States. In 1818, the boundary was extended west to the Mississippi River to encompass all the territory of the original Northwest Territory that had not yet been admitted as a state of the Union.
Although the first white man may have passed through the Naubinway and Engadine area, perhaps as early as 1640, the area's recorded history did not begin until some 200 years later. The first permanent settlers to the area, the William Boucher family, came from Mackinac Island to trade furs with the Ojibway Indians. They built their first house on the "Point" (near the location of the new Naubinway Marina) and remained until approximately 1857.
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