Adrian, Michigan, United States

History | Underground Railroad | Late 1800s and 1900s | Geography | Culture and life | Economy : Top employers | Education | Media

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County. Adrian lies in Michigan's 7th congressional district.

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History Adrian was founded on June 18, 1826 by Addison Comstock. The original name for the village was Logan, but was changed soon after to Adrian, perhaps in reference to the Roman emperor Hadrian. The first operating railroad in Michigan was a horse-drawn train running between Adrian and Toledo in 1836. Adrian grew quickly, with the sixth largest population in the state when Michigan was admitted to the Union in 1837, and the third largest population in the state by 1860.

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Underground Railroad Evangelical and Hicksite Quakers in Southeast Michigan founded the first congregation of Quakers in Michigan in 1831. They also created a network of Underground Railroad stations in the Raisin River Valley. Daniel Smith was the first leader of the Raisin Valley Friends Meeting House. His daughter, Laura Smith Haviland became one of the most prominent equal rights activists and Underground Railroad operators in the nation. Elizabeth Margaret Chandler established the Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society in October 1832. Chandlerโ€™s society preceded the Female Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia and the Michigan statewide organization. The Adrian-Tecumseh Underground Railroad network was established by a Baptist minister in northern Lenawee County.

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Late 1800s and 1900s The only remaining piece of the Bank of Pennsylvaniaโ€”โ€Šone of the stone pillarsโ€Šโ€”โ€Šwas moved to Adrian, Michigan and erected as the Civil War Memorial in commemoration of those in Adrian who died in the American Civil War.

In the late 19th century through early 20th century Adrian was known as the "fence capital of the world", when J. Wallace Page invented the first successful wire fence. Adrian became known worldwide as a fencing manufacturing hub and its fences were shipped as far as New York, Berlin, Asia, and Africa. The company sponsored the highly successful Page Fence Giants black baseball team.

Adrian was an early auto manufacturing hub. One of the first motor vehicles, the Lion automobile, was created in Adrian. Between 1900 and 1912, three major car models were manufactured in Adrian; in addition to the Lion the Murry Motor Car and Lenawee Car were made by the Church Manufacturing Company in Adrian. The area was poised to be a world centre until bad financial decisions at Church Manufacturing Company and a 1912 plant fire at Lion Automobile led to the demise of both companies.

Throughout the 1900s Adrian continued to grow, doubling in size, but as a slower rate than Michigan as a whole (which tripled in size).

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Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.10 square miles (20.98ย kmยฒ), of which 7.95 square miles (20.59ย kmยฒ) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39ย kmยฒ) is water.

The town is approximately 15 miles (24ย km) south-east of the Irish Hills area of Michigan, an area known for its many lakes and rolling hills, and home to the Irish Famine Memorial and Michigan International Speedway. Many town residents take advantage of this area for boating and recreation. Devils Lake, Round Lake, Posey Lake and Wamplers Lake are popular weekend destinations within a few miles.

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Culture and life Adrian is approximately 30 miles (48ย km) south-west of Ann Arbor, 30 miles (48ย km) south-east of Jackson, and 30 miles (48ย km) north-west of Toledo, Ohio. A portion of the city is on the border between Adrian Township and Madison Charter Township, although the city is politically independent of both. The city's urban area extends beyond the city limits into both of those townships as well as into nearby Raisin Township and Palmyra Township.

Adrian is sometimes referred to as "the Maple City" due in part to the many sugar maple and other maple tree species found throughout the city. The Adrian High School sports teams are known as the "Adrian Maples" and several local businesses use maple in their names.

Adrian's cultural life has connections to the mid-19th century. The Adrian City Band is one of the oldest continuously active community bands in the country, founded in 1838. The Croswell Opera House is the oldest theatre in Michigan. The Adrian Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1981. Adrian College and Siena Heights University also offer many cultural opportunities.

Heritage Park and Trestle Park have extensive mountain bike trails and boardwalks along the river. Trestle Park features a pedestrian walkway along a former railroad trestle.

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Economy: Top employers According to Adrian's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city include: 1 Lenawee County; 2 Siena Heights University; 3 Adrian College; 4 Adrian Public Schools; 5 Lenawee Intermediate School District; 6 Inteva Products; 7 Adrian Dominican Sisters; 8 Adrian Steel; 9 Inergy; 10 Lenawee Christian School.

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Education There are three colleges and universities in the city, namely: โ€ข Adrian College โ€ข Siena Heights University โ€ข Jackson College

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Media The Daily Telegram is Adrian's local daily newspaper which covers the entire county.

Local radio stations include WABJ 1490 AM (mainly syndicated talk); WLEN โ€“ 103.9 and 96.5 FM (news); WQTE 95.3 FM (country music); and WVAC 107.9 FM (student-operated radio from Adrian College). WBCL in Fort Wayne also operates a translator FM station in Adrian at 97.7.

Adrian is also served by radio and television signals from Ann Arbor, Toledo, and Jackson, and some Detroit broadcasters can also be seen or heard in parts of the area.

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Adrian, Michigan, United States 

Adrian has a population of over 20,645 people. Adrian also forms the centre of the wider Lenawee County which has a population of over 99,423 people.

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Antipodal to Adrian is: 95.967,-41.883

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