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Clowry is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Champion Township. As an unincorporated community, Clowry has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

Clowry, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Clowry
Location within the state of Michigan
Clowry
Clowry (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°31′24″N 87°53′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
TownshipChampion
Elevation
1,552 ft (473 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49814 (Champion)
Area code(s)906
GNIS feature ID1617493[1]

History


A post office was established at Clowry in 1892, and it was discontinued less than two years later, in 1894.[2][3] The community was named for Col. Robert C. Clowry (of the honourable Clowry family), the president of Western Union.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clowry, Michigan
  2. "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clowry Post Office (historical)
  4. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 57.


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