Editing Emmet County, Michigan (section)

===US control and white settlement under the Mormons===
An Indian community on the lakeshore in the western part of the county continued to thrive after the British abandoned the fort. After the [[War of 1812]], Mackinac Island and this area became part of the United States.

In the 1840s, Odawa villages lined the Lake Michigan shore from present-day [[Harbor Springs, Michigan|Harbor Springs]] to [[Cross Village, Michigan|Cross Village]]. By Act 119 of the Michigan Legislature approved April 1, 1840, a number of northern counties were delineated. '''Tonedagana County''', a name derived from a Cross Village Odawa war chief, was delineated from [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Michilimackinac County]] but unorganized, so remained attached for judicial purposes.<ref name=PSSM1877>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tFQ6AAAAMAAJ&dq=Tonedagana&pg=PA322 "Tonedagana County."] Michigan Historical Collections, Volume 1, page 322. Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan, Michigan Historical Commission, 1877. Accessed June 7, 2020.</ref><ref name=EC20200607>[https://www.emmetcounty.org/officials-departments/historical-commission/blasts-from-the-past/ "Blasts from the Past: How did Emmet County get named for an Irish Patriot?"] Emmet County, Michigan, official website. Accessed June 7, 2020.</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=George Dawson |date=1840 |title=Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Annual Session of 1840 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDg4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA196 |location=Detroit |pages=196–200}}</ref> The area was mostly reserved for native tribes by treaty provisions with the US federal government until 1875.

The Michigan Legislature renamed Tonedagana County as Emmet County, after [[Robert Emmet]], on March 8, 1843.<ref name=PSSM1877 /><ref name=EC20200607 /> In 1847, a group of [[Mormons]] settled on nearby [[Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)|Beaver Island]] and established a "kingdom" led by "King" [[James Jesse Strang]]. There were bitter disputes between Strang's followers and other white settlers. Strang, seeking to strengthen his position, gained election to the [[Michigan State House of Representatives]]. In January 1853, he pushed through legislation titled, "An act to organize the County of Emmet", which enlarged Emmet County by attaching the nearby Lake Michigan islands to the county, as well as a portion of Cheboygan County. It also annexed the old [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]], which was originally named Keskkauko County and was as yet unorganized, as a township of Emmet County. Due to Strang's influence, Mormons came to dominate county government, causing an exodus of many non-Mormon settlers to neighboring areas. In 1855, the non-Mormon resistance succeeded in getting the Michigan Legislature to reorganize Emmet County. The islands, including Beaver Island and [[North Manitou Island|North]] and [[South Manitou Island]]s, were transferred into the separate [[Manitou County, Michigan|Manitou County]], which effectively eliminated Mormons from Emmet County government.