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located at 17485 East M-36. This congregation dates back to 1863. The first church was built in 1868 but burned down after being struck by lightning in 1906. The current church was constructed in 1907. Established in 1837, the Unadilla Baseline Cemetery is a county-designated historic site located to the southeast of Gregory.
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first indoor plumbing supplies. The hardware store has undergone numerous alterations under several owners, but the front entrance and steel door of the original 1864 structure remains intact. It is currently operating under local ownership as the Bramlett Hardware Company at the same location of 164 Main Street.
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within the Gregory vicinity. The First Presbyterian Church is located at 20175 Williamsville Road. The congregation dates back to 1837, and the building itself dates back to 1846, although it was destroyed by a tornado in 1914 and rebuilt. The Plainfield Methodist Church is another historic site
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in the northeast. A post office first opened on March 14, 1884 with Halstead Gregory serving as the first postmaster. He also built a general store near the train depot. The post office has remained in operation ever since and is currently located at 114 East M-36 in the center of the community.
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after purchasing tracts of land from the Halstead Gregory farmstead. The store itself was actually first constructed in 1864 and moved from nearby Unadilla about 3.0 miles (4.8 km) away. The business originally served as a mercantile and general store, and it supplied the community with its
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The train depot was soon closed with the disestablishment of the railroad, and the railway lines were eventually removed altogether. Gregory is no longer served by railway lines. Without the railroad, Gregory benefited from the creation of several highways. By early 1931,
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and Lyndon Township. The Unadilla Township Offices and Police Department are located within the center of Gregory at 126 Webb Street. The Unadilla Township Fire Department is also headquartered in Gregory at 116 Main Street. The community is served by
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to the east. Unadilla State Wildlife Area is just to the southwest of the community. This wildlife area encompasses 1,163 acres (4.71 km) of land mostly in Unadilla Township with a small portion extending south into
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has a trailhead and passes through Gregory, which crosses M-36 in the center of the community at 188 Main Street. Gregory State Game Area is located just northeast of the community. The
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Gregory contains its own post office that uses the 48137 ZIP Code. The post office serves a larger area that includes most of Unadilla Township, as well as a small portion of southern
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was buried here after he died in 1852. Other graves date back to the Civil War period, although many of the earliest grave locations are unknown after the 1914 tornado.
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was commissioned as one of the state's first county-designated highways. Known locally as Church Street, it runs through the community of
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was also rerouted to run through Gregory, with M-106 having its northern terminus at M-36 in the center of the community. In 1970,
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area. It is one of the westernmost communities included in the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area (
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and connects to Pinckney. In 1991, the pathway along the former railway line through Gregory was designated as
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line came through the area and established a depot, which connected from Jackson in the southwest to
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Among the oldest businesses in Gregory, Howlett Brothers Hardware opened in 1894 by Fred and
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airport located about 2.0 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the center of the community.
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The area was originally settled and occupied by the Halstead Gregory farmstead in
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occupies 2,705 acres (10.95 km) of land within Unadilla Township and
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Michigan State Highway Department & H.M. Gousha (November 1, 1930).
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Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (May 15, 1931).
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources (March 30, 2016).
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The community is centered along the northern terminus of
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The Historical Marker Database (February 17, 2022).
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Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
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Unincorporated community
Looking north at the M-106 terminus at M-36
M-106
M-36
Gregory is located in Michigan
Gregory is located in the United States
42°27′30″N 84°05′04″W / 42.45833°N 84.08444°W / 42.45833; -84.08444
State
Michigan
County
Livingston
Township
Unadilla
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code(s)
Area code
734
GNIS
unincorporated community
Livingston County
Michigan
Unadilla Township


Unadilla Township
Livingston County

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