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History
The county was created by the state legislature on April 1, 1840. It was at first named Negwegon County, after the name of a well-known Chippewa chief, also known as "Little Wing". He was honored as having been an American ally against the British in the War of 1812.
It was renamed to Alcona County on March 8, 1843, after a neologism created by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft from parts of words from Native American languages, plus Arabic, Greek and Latin. These were amalgamated to mean "fine or excellent plain". He was an influential US Indian agent and geographer.
Alcona County was initially attached to Mackinac County for purposes of revenue, taxation, and judicial matters. The attachment shifted to Cheboygan County in 1853, to Alpena County in 1857, to Iosco County in 1858, and back to Alpena County, again, in 1859.
Harrisville Township, then comprising the entire county, was organized in 1860. County government was organized in 1869, becoming effective on May 8, 1869. The County's slogan on its seal is "First of 83," which refers to its place alphabetically among Michigan counties.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Villages, Townships & Communities
Alcona | Alvin | Backus Beach | Bamfield | Barton City | Black River | Bryant | Caledonia | Cheviers | Curran | Curtis | Curtisville | Glennie | Greenbush | Gustin | Harrisville (County Seat) | Hawes | Haynes | Hubbard Lake | Killmaster | Kurtz | Larson Beach | Lincoln | Lost Lake Woods | Mikado | Millen | Mitchell | Springport | Spruce | Wallace
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Huron National Forest (part)
