| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Michigan |
| County | Marquette |
| Township | Champion |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| Time zone (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Elevation | 1552 ft |
| Coordinates | 46°31′24″N 87°53′53″W |
| ZIP code(s) | 49814 (Champion) |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1617493[1] |
Clowry is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Champion Township. As an unincorporated community, Clowry has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
History
A post office was established at Clowry in 1892, and it was discontinued less than two years later, in 1894.[2][3] The community was named for Col. Robert C. Clowry (of the honourable Clowry family), the president of Western Union.[4]
References
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- ^ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 57.