The area that is now Stockbridge was originally settled in 1835 by Elijah Smith and Herman Lowe. The town was originally named Perkins by Elijah Smith, after his hometown in the state of New York . In 1838, the town was renamed Stockbridge after the township, and formally incorporated as a village in 1889. Stockbridge was part of a vegetable growing region once known as "the salad bowl," which attracted large numbers of farm workers from Kentucky in the 1930's. Many of these families remain in Stockbridge today and it is common for Stockbridge natives to quip that 'everyone in this town is related.' Michigan highway M-52 runs through town and motorists passing through will notice the striking, Romanesque town hall in the small village center. Its grounds feature a statue honoring area veterans of the Civil War and a quaint gazebo and are the site of "A Day in the Village," a festival held in mid-June which features attractions like face painting, sand art, and various groups handing out free candy and religious tracts. Century old, two story, brick storefront buildings flank the town hall on the opposite sides of the street to the north and west. Antique shops, a pharmacy, a hobby shop, and a real estate office are among the current occupants of the buildings that comprise the old town center. Gregory Michigan is located in Unadilla township. The township was formed by an act of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan on March 26 , 1835 , and initially included what is now Iosco Township to the north and a portion of Lyndon Township in Washtenaw County on the south. The first township meeting was held on the first Monday of April 1835. Since Livingston County government was not organized until 1836, the township was at first attached to Washtenaw County. On March 6 , 1838 , Iosco Township was set off and with the southern portion being assigned to Lyndon Township, Unadilla assumed it's present boundaries. The first land purchase in the township was recorded on June 20 , 1833 by Eli Ruggles of Brookfield, Connecticut , while accompanied by his borther-in-law, Amos Williams, and Nathaniel Noble, an acquaintance who lived nearby in Dexter . After returning to Connecticut, Ruggles became ill and died. Williams returned to the land in the fall of 1833 with his son, Samuel, son-in-law, Gary Briggs and Briggs' wife. Munith is a small unincorporated community in the northeast of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan . It is situated on Michigan State Highway 106 on the boundary between Waterloo Township and Henrietta Township at 42°23'26?N, 84°15'02?W . The ZIP Code is 49259 and the FIPS place code is 56260. The elevation is 910 feet above sea level .
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