The first settler to arrive in the village known today as Augusta, Michigan was Dr. Salmon King, originally a Vermont native in 1833.  A land deal between Dr. King and three industrialist land speculators occured in 1836, and those three men would all became prominent in Michigan politics in the coming years.  Oen would become a state representative, another Speaker of the House and the other Governor.  It is a fascinating story filled with several amazing pioneers, several sons of Revolutionary War veterans and a few peculiar twists as well.

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