Editing Scio Township, Michigan (section)

==History==
Samuel W. Foster bought a mill site on the Huron River at what is now Scio in 1835. The community was [[plat]]ted by Dr. Cyril Nichols from [[Vermont]]. A post office was established in 1835. The office was moved to Delhi Mills and renamed in February 1871, though the Scio office was re-established in September 1871. The post office took its name from the township; however, early township records were destroyed by fire, and it is uncertain why "Scio" was chosen.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=502}}  There are at least three origins suggested for the name. The first suggests it derives from the Greek island of [[Chios]], and the second that it was named after [[Scio, New York]], although that town was also named for Chios.<ref>[http://www.twp.scio.mi.us/about/History/ "History"], About Scio Township, Scio Township, Michigan</ref> Thirdly, by coincidence ''scio'' also means "I know" in [[Latin]], so following the [[American Civil War]] some people assumed this was the origin of the name.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

Documents regarding the naming of townships in the State of Michigan archives indicate that Scio Township and its northern neighbor Webster Township were named on the same date, unlike other townships in Washtenaw County. This date followed the establishment by the United States of America of diplomatic relations with the modern nation of [[Greece]], following the [[Greek War of Independence]] (1821–1830). U.S. Senator [[Daniel Webster]] had introduced a resolution, recorded in the ''[[Congressional Record]]'', that is widely considered one of his better orations (printed in the ''Collected Works of Daniel Webster''). He advocated that the USA be the first nation to diplomatically recognize Greece. Webster referred to the 1822 destruction of Scio, the then-current [[French language|French]] translation of Chios ({{langx|el|Χίος|links=no}}, pronounced /ˈçio̞s/), derived from the [[Genoese dialect]]. In Webster's era, French was the language of international diplomacy. [[Eugène Delacroix]]'s 1824 painting ''[[The Massacre at Chios]]'' and numerous publications brought the Greek cause to the attention of Americans. [[Ypsilanti Township, Michigan|Ypsilanti Township]] was named after the first leader of the secret organization that coordinated the beginning of the revolution, [[Alexander Ypsilantis (1792–1828)|Alexander Ypsilanti]] ({{langx|el|Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης|links=no}}).{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} The [[Ypsilanti, Michigan|City of Ypsilanti]] was named after the victor of the final battle of the revolution, Alexander's brother Demetrius.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.michigan.org/blog/region/how-did-michigan-cities-get-their-names-part-7/ |title=How Did Michigan Cities Get Their Names? Part 7 |publisher=[[State of Michigan]] |access-date=2013-01-31 |date=2012-03-09 |quote=Like Pigeon, Ypsilanti wasn’t always known by the name it has today. The city was originally a trading post set up in 1809 and called Woodruff’s Grove after Major Thomas Woodruff. The name was later changed to Ypsilanti in 1829 in honor of Demetrius Ypsilanti. Ypsilanti was a hero in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire.}}</ref> The sister townships of Scio and Webster were named as a monument to the birth of the new Greek republic, the end of its citizen's subjection, and the first American senator to support their nation.

Delhi Mills was platted as "Michigan Village" by Jacob Doremus in 1836, but was renamed Delhi. In 1842, Norman C. Goodale, known as the founder of Delhi Mills, acquired all the unsold lots. The Scio post office was transferred here in 1871 and operated until 1903.{{sfn|Romig|1986|pp=151–152}}