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==History== The first permanent settler was Ralph Fowler<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n119 130]}}</ref> in 1836, who also instructed Amos Adams to [[plat]] the village in 1849. A post office named "Cedar" was established in 1838, but was renamed "Fowlerville" in 1853, after the village's plat name. The village incorporated in 1871.<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> In 1909, a tornado swept through the town and hit St. Agnes Catholic Church.<ref>[https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/5494 βTornado Damage, Fowlerville, Michigan - May 15, 1909,β ''Howell Area Archives Digital Archive'', accessed May 2, 2024, https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/6431.]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grimm |first=Michael |date=2007β2017 |title=St Agnes Catholic Church, Now the Village Chapel |url=https://www.fowlervillehistory.org/walking-tour-of-fowlerville/7-st-agnes-catholic-church.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://fowlerville.blogspot.com/2011/04/1909-standard-issue.html | title=The Fowlerville Observer: 1909 Standard Issue | date=April 24, 2011 }}</ref> [[Charlie Gehringer]], the baseball Hall of Famer, was from Fowlerville. The village is the site of the Livingston County Fair Grounds, where various large events are held annually. There are also annual festivities in the town during the year celebrating different national holiday such as Christmas, Fourth of July, and Memorial Day. ''The Fowlerville Chronicles'', self-published in 2010 by Marion Cornett, follows the history of Fowlerville from the arrival of Ralph Fowler in 1836 through 2010. There are nearly 600 pictures, maps, aerials, and sketches. A copy of the book can be found on The Fowlerville Observer, a website dedicated to reporting the history of the village as well as modern-day events. Another feature on the website are "squint shots", in which a picture is shown each day of something in and/or around the village of Fowlerville. On November 9, 2024 Nazis demonstrated in downtown Fowlerville.<ref>https://www.wlns.com/news/nazi-demonstrators-seen-in-howell-and-fowlerville/</ref>
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