Town Name: Gunnisonville
Population: 30
Reason For Becoming a Lost Town: Gunnison, lacking a major water source and major businesses, lost a reason to exist after the invention of rural mail delivery.
Town History: Purchasing one hundred sixty acres of farmland from the government, Elihu Gunnison, first settled this site, originally known as Gunnison, in 1835. This settlement, which its inhabitants often called “four corners,” had a general store owned and operated by Boyden Hubbard. After being appointed Postmaster, Hubbard opened the Gunnisonville Post Office in 1891 and operated it in his store. In 1901 rural mail service was initiated in this vicinity, and the old post office was discontinued. In spring of 1890 the townspeople established the community band, which performed for religious, educational and social gatherings; the following year, a bandstand was erected. During the later part of that decade, the Gunnisonville Band participated in several State Band Tournaments.
The church, cemetery and schoolhouse are the only remains of old Gunnisonville. The original schoolhouse was built in 1836, and the one that still stands on the intersection of E. Clark & Wood roads was built in 1907. The church was organized in 1862 and the cemetery in 1888.
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Cache Description: The Cache is a small pill bottle. Please make sure it is hidden well before you leave!
Notes of Interest: Hidden in Gunnisonville Cemetery. DO NOT ATTEMPT AT NIGHT!
This cache is part of the Michigan's Lost Towns cache series.
