# Adam Stronach

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{{Short description|English Christian missionary in the U.S.}}
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'''Adam Stronach''' was an English [Christian missionary](/source/Christian_missionary) who opened a settlement in [Manistee County](/source/Manistee_County%2C_Michigan),  in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Michigan](/source/Michigan). The settlement was first called "Paggeotville" and was renamed [Stronach](/source/Stronach%2C_Michigan), when Stronach and his brother John built a [sawmill](/source/sawmill) in 1841.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-date= 1973 | publisher = [Wayne State University Press](/source/Wayne_State_University_Press) | location = [Detroit, Michigan](/source/Detroit) | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref> David Stronach and his son Adam Stronach arrived to the area in a schooner through the [Manistee River](/source/Manistee_River).

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Category:Manistee County, Michigan
Category:People from Manistee County, Michigan

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