Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

CHAPTER XIII.
MERIDIAN IN 1863.
Meridian in 1863; Okemos; history of the township; Red Bridge P. O.; Darius
Green, a hermit; Mullett school.
MICIHIGAN STATE GAZETTEER.
Meridian-a township in the northern tier of towns in Ingham
county, next east of Lansing. Watered by the Red Cedar river.
Population, 900.
Red Bridge-a post office in the township of Meridian, county of
Ingham, 75 miles west of Detroit, having three mails per week.
Postmaster, S. Doyle.
OKEMOS.
A post village of Ingham county, situated on the Detroit, Howell
and Lansing plank road and stage route, 78 miles fron Detroit.
Fare, $3.00.
It has a Presbyterian and Methodist society, two hotels, a saw
and grist mill, a rake manufactory, three stores and several mechanics. Goods are shipped from Detroit by the Detroit and
Milwuakee and the Lansing, Amboy and Traverse Bay railroads.
The soil is a sandy loam, particularly adapted to the cultivation of
wheat. The village has a fine water power, as yet little developed, while its healthy location, its proximity to the State Agricultural College (but three miles distant), and its situation in the
center of a fine farming district, renders it one of the most promising villages in the state. Population, 200. Mail daily. Postmaster, Ebenezer Walker.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Supervisor-Charles H. Darrow.
Clerk-Ezekiel F. Barnes.
Treasurer-Mason D. Chatterton.