Editing Charlotte, Michigan (section)

==History==
In 1832, George William Barnes purchased the land that would become Charlotte from the U.S. government. Barnes in turn sold the land to Edmond B. Bostwick, a land speculator from New York City three years later in 1835. Bostwick then sold portions of the land to H.I. Lawrence, Townsend Harris, and Francis Cochran. The four created the village which they named after Edmond Bostwick's wife, Charlotte, who originally wanted it to be called Charlotteville. Jonathan Searles became the first postmaster on March 17, 1838.<ref>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'' (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1986), 111.</ref>

Charlotte was incorporated as a village on October 10, 1863, and as a city on March 29, 1871. At various times, Charlotte had the unofficial names of Eaton Centre, and Carmel.<ref>Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', 111.</ref> It was designated as the county seat when Eaton County was organized in 1837; however, due to a lack of population and buildings, county functions were conducted at [[Bellevue, Michigan|Bellevue]] until 1840.

The [[Dolson|Dolson automobile]] was manufactured in Charlotte from 1904 to 1907.