Editing Dickson Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
*[[Brethren, Michigan|'''Brethren''']], former home to actor [[James Earl Jones]] and his maternal grandparents,<ref name="nwatrav">{{Cite journal | last=Bandler | first=Michael J. | title=This is James Earl Jones | journal=NWA World Traveler | publisher=Northwest Airlines | url=http://www.nwaworldtraveler.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=3BA4583DD6074B17AC433C6F1DB1729B&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=EFE8668FC21A45458BA591255BB3367E | date=March 2008 | access-date=April 3, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320085425/http://www.nwaworldtraveler.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=3BA4583DD6074B17AC433C6F1DB1729B&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=EFE8668FC21A45458BA591255BB3367E | archive-date=March 20, 2008 | url-status=usurped }}</ref> is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township, situated about {{convert|15|mi}} east of [[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]] in the [[Manistee National Forest]] at {{Coord|44|18|16|N|86|01|08|W|}}. The main roads of the community are High Bridge Road (north-south) and Coates Highway (east-west; known as Brethren Boulevard in town).<ref>{{gnis|621929|Brethren, Michigan}}</ref>  Brethren was founded in 1900 by Samuel S. Thorpe as a colony of the [[German Baptist Brethren]] Church. A post office was established in 1901 with Thorpe as the first postmaster. The office continues to serve [[ZIP code]] 49619. The [[Pere Marquette Railway]] established a station here in 1901.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>