Hell (Michigan)
Livingston County
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Hell is an unincorporated community with a population of 266, located in Putnam Township, Livingston County, Michigan. The municipality is situated on the border with Washtenaw County, about 20 miles ( 50 km ) northwest of Ann Arbor. Hell is operated by the post office in Pinckney and has the ZIP code 48169th
History
A sawmill, a flour mill, a distillery and a tavern, which were all operated by George Reeves, form the historic core of Hell. Reeves moved in the 1830s from the Catskill Mountains in New York in the area. He bought in 1841 a sawmill in the area of today's Hell Creek on. In addition to the sawmill Reeves bought 400 ha land in the vicinity of the sawmill, where he built a flour mill. The farmers in the area built successfully on wheat. Reeves opened a distillery in which he distilled excess grain into whiskey. Reeves died in 1877. Reeves family sold the land in 1924 to a group of investors from Detroit.
Place name
There are among the residents of the town two versions, as the name of the place came about. In the first version of the local name goes on some German -born travelers back in the 1830s, went on a sunny afternoon from a coach and one of them exclaimed: " So beautiful bright" This exclamation was snapped up by residents of the town and would prevailed. The second version goes back to the time after Michigan became a state. At that time therefore George Reeves was asked how, for the place whose settlement he had co-founded, is to be called. His answer was: ". I do not care, you can name it ' Hell' for all I care" - German for example. " I do not care, all I care you can find him, call hell ' " Anyway, the name was on 13 October. officially established in 1841.
Culture
Hells most important export item is kitsch. The city claims to be a completely non- accredited ( fictional ) college to own, the diplomas signed, sealed and singed (german signed, sealed and singed ) awards.
In the early 1930s, Michigan's postmaster got requests from collectors who wanted to have their stamps with the postmark stamped by Hell. Light had no post office, but used in the three miles away Pinckney. On July 15, 1961 Post- branch was opened in Hell, which was open from 1 May to 30 September.
Several regular events use jokingly or ironically the name of the community. On the third Saturday in September organized by the Hearse'N Just Around Hearse Club ( Hells only car club) annual load Rides Reunion, the largest gathering of hearses in the state. Light is sponsoring a running event called Through Hell Run, which includes a ten -mile and 4.8 - mile race. Participants will receive a T- shirt that said I Ran Thru Hell.