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Traverse City
Grand Traverse County, Michigan
ZipCodes
49684, 49685, 49686, 49696
Motto
Cherry Capital of the World
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
A Captain Boardman from Illinois bought land here in 1847 and built a home and sawmill near the mouth of the river. They sold the mill in 1851 to another company that enlarged the mill which, in turn, brought new settlers to the community. Mr. Lay, of the new company, attempted to get another post office here. The only one at that time was at Old Mission and was known as Grand Traverse. He wanted to name the new post office Grand Traverse City because that was the name of his new settlement. Because they didn't want a lot of confusion between the two places, the post office asked them to drop the Grand from the name. It was agreed and Traverse City became the new name.
The city is along Grand Traverse Bay which is where the city's name is from. The bay was named by French travelers who made the long crossing of the bay. La grande traverse means long crossing in French.
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Con Foster Historical Collection
at the HIstory Center of Traverse City
322 Sixth Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: 231-995-0313
Dennos Museum
1701 E Front St
Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone: 231-995-1055
Learn more about Traverse City at this site.
National Cherry Festival
Held each year in early July with lots of yummy food and much, much more
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Traverse City is a home rule charter city. There is a Mayor and six commissioners who are all elected at-large. This commission also appoints a city manager who runs the daily affairs of the city. Traverse City is the county seat of Grand Traverse County. A small portion of the city does go into Leelanau County.
Traverse City Chamber
Traverse City Area Chamber Of Commerce
202 E Grandview Parkway
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: 231-947-5075
Traverse City Organizations
Traverse City Area Chamber Of Commerce
202 E Grandview Parkway
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: 231-947-5075
Traverse City Schools
Traverse City School Supt
412 Webster St
Traverse City, MI 49686-2650
Phone: 231-933-1725
Population Density:
2000 - 1,743.3 persons per square mile
Median age:
2000 - 38 years
Number of Housing Units:
1990 - 6,557
2000 - 6,842
Per Capita Income:
2000 - $ 22,247
2009 - $ 24,115
Median House Value:
2000 - $ 123,800
2009 - $ 180,041
Traverse City is located in the Eastern Time Zone and does participate in daylight savings time during a portion of the year.
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