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Back to EpisodesOsborn's Prohibition Efforts & Township Act | Mar 11
Episode 1469
Published 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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On this day in 1912, Gov. Chase Osborn sought to outlaw brewery-owned saloons in Michigan. In 1836, Gov. Stevens T. Mason signed the Township Act, organizing land into political units and setting an example for other states.