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== Communities == *'''Burtchville''' was a separate village on the Black River. It had a post office from 1846 to 1857 with Hannibal Hollister as the Postmaster. The post office was transferred to Lakeport in 1857. *'''Evergreen''' was a post office here from 1884 until 1886.<ref>Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 188</ref> * '''Lakeport''' is an [[unincorporated community]] on the shore of Lake Huron at {{Coord|43|06|54|N|82|29|25|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1624657|Lakeport, Michigan}}</ref> In 1837, Jonas H. Titus [[plat]]ted "Milwaukie City" at the mouth of the stream then named Milwaukie Creek (now spelled as "Milwaukee Creek"). However the plat was not recorded and nothing came of it until lumberman B.C. Farrand had the village replatted in 1853 and recorded under the name "Lakeport" in August 1858. A post office operated from June 1857 until April 1911.<ref name="Romig"/> [[Lakeport State Park]] is adjacent to the community on three sides. * '''North Lakeport''' is an unincorporated community approximately one mile north of Lakeport at {{Coord|43|08|14|N|82|29|49|W|}}<ref>{{gnis|1624789|North Lakeport, Michigan}}</ref>
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