Editing Pipestone Township, Michigan (section)

==History==
The first settler in the township was James Kirk, who moved with his family to [[Niles, Michigan]], in 1833 and then established a residence in Pipestone in April 1837. In the fall of 1837, Dr. Morgan Enos moved from [[Bainbridge Township, Michigan|Bainbridge Township]] and settled at a point that became known as "Shanghai Corners", because, according to local history, Dr. Enos was the first to bring [[Cochin (chicken)|Shanghai chickens]] into the township. Joab Enos, a brother of Dr. Enos, moved into the township in 1838. He and William Boughton laid out a village known first as "Pipestone", and later as "Shanghai". Although only a few lots were sold, a post office was established in the village in 1846, and later there was a store operated by John Garrow.<ref>Coolidge, Orville W. (1906). [https://books.google.com/books?id=3G0Qo9lf4nsC&pg=PA249 ''A Twentieth Century History of Berrien County Michigan''], pp. 249-50.  The Lewis Publishing Company.</ref>

The word "pipestone" refers to a red stone, known today as [[catlinite]], which is used to make the bowls of some [[Indigenous peoples in the United States|Indian]] [[ceremonial pipe]]s. Pipestone Creek was so named because [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] have found material for making pipes along its course. The name was later extended to Pipestone Township.<ref>Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). [https://books.google.com/books?id=T5d5wS7so14C&pg=PA96 ''Indian Names in Michigan''], p. 96. University of Michigan Press.</ref>