Editing Bridgewater Township, Michigan (section)

==History==
Bridgewater Township was organized in 1832.  It was originally known as Hixon Township after one of it first settlers, Colonel Daniel Hixon.  In 1833, it was renamed Bridgewater Township after [[Bridgewater (CDP), New York|Bridgewater, New York]].{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=78}}

Originally, the township occupied the southwest corner of the county as well until [[Manchester Township, Michigan|Manchester Township]] was set aside from the western half of the Bridgewater Township in 1837.  The first township hall was built in Bridgewater Township in 1856.  The current township hall was rebuilt on the same site and it now a designated. By 1850, there were 2 towns, Bridgewater and River Raisin. River Raisin was located in section 20. It had a few mills, a train station, a post office, a store, and a few other businesses. The river raisin community no longer exists. [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan State Historic Site]].<ref>{{cite web|last=MichMarkers.com|url=http://03c1c3a.netsolhost.com/default?page=L1486|title=Bridgewater Town Hall: Registered Site L1486|date=2022|accessdate=July 20, 2022}}</ref>