Allegan County Heritage
Trail Tour
The Allegan County Tourist Council has
developed a self-guided tour so that people can discover and have
adventures into the history, sights and sounds of Allegan
County. This tour will
allow people to see historic villages and towns as well as
bountiful farmlands and orchards which were and still are the
backbone of this rural county. More information on the Heritage
Trail Tour can be found at www.allegancounty.org/heritagetrail/. This
tour has numerous stops, but it is not necessary to do them
in order, they can be completed in any order.
We plan to place caches at each historic
stop along this tour.
Our goal with this series is to have fun, but also to enjoy the
beautiful sites of Allegan County. We also hope that we can bring
some history of the area to people who are
interested. Now
let’s get on with our journey.
Welcome to the
Village of Hopkins
Hopkins is one of many towns that
were devastated by fires in the days before
electricity.
Hopkins was first settled in 1870 when the K.A. & G.R.
Railroad came through the area. The name Hopkins was chosen
to honor Stephen Hopkins, a signer of the Declaration of
Independence, who was an ancestor of R.C. Round, the first
settler in the Township.
On
July 25, 19
20
, the town experienced a traumatic event when the
Hopkins
business district was destroyed by fire. Within forty-five minutes of its
discovery, both sides of the town were a roaring blaze.
You are looking for a micro. Please make sure that the
container is place back onto its mount. Thanks. Have
Fun!
Thanks to The
Burch Crew for offering to archive one of their caches so that this
stop on the Heritage Trail Series could be placed.
Sorry, but no FTF
prize on this one.