CITY OF ALLEGAN

Allegan City Officials

Mayor

Michael Morton

Council Member

Rick Day

Council Member

John Hotchkiss

Council Member

Betty McDaniel

Council Member

Wyn Morrie

Council Member

Craig VanMelle

Council Member

Brian Wott

City Manager

Rob Hillard

Assistant City Manager

Dave Sperry

Deputy Clerk

Lori K. Vander Clay

Treasurer

Tracie Moored

 Allegan City Offices

City Hall

112 Locust Street

Allegan, Michigan 49010

(269) 673-5511

www.cityofallegan.org

Allegan City Meetings

Date:  2nd & 4th Mondays

Time:  7:30 PM

Built on the site of an Indian village, "Allegan" is an Indian word  meaning "Lake of the Algonquins."  The Ottawa were the dominant Indian tribe in the Allegan area when Anglo-American settlers arrived.  In 1833, Elisha Ely from Rochester, New York became the first Anglo-American to live in what is now Allegan, building a brush and bark shanty near the banks of the Kalamazoo River.  Ely quickly recognized the potential of the site and sent a message to Rochester urging "send settlers."  In 1835 Allegan became the county seat for Allegan County, helping to ensure the town's future growth.  In 1838, the village of Allegan was officially incorporated.  An 1884 fire destroyed most of the business district.  Stores were quickly rebuilt, and despite the decline of the lumber industry, furniture and woodenware companies continued to prosper.  The telegraph came to Allegan in the 1870s followed by the telephone and electricity in the 1880s.  In 1908 Allegan's population was approaching three thousand and the village was reincorporated as a city.  Today, Allegan continues its tradition of progress while retaining its rich nineteenth century heritage.

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