Editing Harrisville Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
*'''Springport''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located along [[U.S. Route 23 in Michigan|U.S. Route 23]] on the shores of Lake Huron at {{coord|44|38|08|N|83|18|20|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617124|Springport, Michigan}}</ref>  The Holden family settled in the area after their boat blew ashore in 1846.  In 1865, the community grew when Joseph Van Buskirk built a store and mill. It was first called Sunflower Hill but was also referred to as South Harrisville due to its proximity to Harrisville. It was later known as Springport due to the numerous coldsprings in the area.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=532}}</ref>