Editing Norman Township, Michigan (section)

== History ==
[[File:Photograph of Swimming at Crystal Lake in Wellston, Michigan - NARA - 2128104.jpg|thumb|right|Swimming at Crystal Lake in Wellston, 1938]]
Norman Township was formed in 1911 and named after Ed Norman. He was a surveyor and estimated, bought and sold timber, cutting a lot of it himself. He located here in about 1897, and in the second year, E. G. Filer, who owned the standing timber, donated the school house. Norman and his wife Elizabeth had 16 children.

During this time Ed was supervisor of [[Stronach Township, Michigan|Stronach Township]]. He cut limbs off his poplars at home and planted them along the road to [[Filer City, Michigan|Filer City]]. Mrs. Norman recalled that there was some criticism about it by a neighboring township. Residents from this section usually got what they wanted at Stronach. They thought it would be better to divide the township. Ed took about 200 men who were working on Stronach Dam over to vote and they won their point. Thus Norman township was formed in 1911.<ref>Wellston-Dublin Book - July 1939</ref>

Dublin is where [[James Earl Jones]], the voice of [[Darth Vader]], grew up.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}