Cemeteries in Hamburg, Michigan

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Nineteen men met to choose a name for the town. The three Germans were not allowed to vote and the others deadlocked 8–8, split between naming it "Steuben" or "Knox". The others finally agreed to allow the Messrs. Grisson to decide, and they choose the name of their hometown, Hamburg, Germany.

The first permanent European settlement in Michigan was founded in 1668 at Sault Ste. Marie by Jacques Marquette, a French missionary. The French built several trading posts, forts, and villages in Michigan during the late 17th century.

Hamburg (German: [ˈhambʊʁk] ( listen), locally also [ˈhambʊɪ̯ç] ( listen); Low Saxon: Hamborg [ˈhambɔːç] ( listen)), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Low Saxon: Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg), is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the ...

From the name of a fortress in the area, Hammaburg, first element of uncertain origin (possibly Old High German Hamme (“bend, angle”)) + -burg (“castle”).

The city gained its economic prosperity from its history as a city port on the River Elbe, which flows into the North Sea, giving Hamburg its nickname "Tor zur Welt" - gateway to the world. Its wealth is reflected in its proud architecture, beside the waters of the Elbe.

Hamburg originated in 1835 when E.F. Gay built a sawmill and dam on Horseshoe Creek, a branch off the Huron River. In 1837, the Grisson brothers from Germany bought the mill and added a new grist mill. With the success of the mills, the Grissons built a hotel and store.

Name Origin: Derived from the Indian word Michigama, meaning great or large lake. Capital: Lansing, since 1847; prior to that, Detroit. The Michigan State Capitol in Lansing opened Jan. 1, 1879, to great acclaim.

The name Michigan itself comes from the Chippewa word, michi-gama, meaning “large lake.” Many thousands of years ago, glaciers swept down from what is now northern Canada eroding some of the land and depositing rock in other parts.

Hamburg (German: [ˈhambʊʁk] ( listen), locally also [ˈhambʊɪ̯ç] ( listen); Low Saxon: Hamborg [ˈhambɔːç] ( listen)), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Low Saxon: Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg), is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the ...

The city gained its economic prosperity from its history as a city port on the River Elbe, which flows into the North Sea, giving Hamburg its nickname "Tor zur Welt" - gateway to the world. Its wealth is reflected in its proud architecture, beside the waters of the Elbe.

From the name of a fortress in the area, Hammaburg, first element of uncertain origin (possibly Old High German Hamme (“bend, angle”)) + -burg (“castle”).

Hamburg originated in 1835 when E.F. Gay built a sawmill and dam on Horseshoe Creek, a branch off the Huron River. In 1837, the Grisson brothers from Germany bought the mill and added a new grist mill. With the success of the mills, the Grissons built a hotel and store.