Situated in the southeast corner of Washington Township, bordering Sanilac Township, Applegate is an incorporated village in Sanilac County, on the Thumb of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
The village grew up around a sawmill that was built in 1856 by George Pack, the brother of John Pack, an early leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
When a post office was established there on June 24, 1880, it was named for Jesse Applegate, the leader of a party that opened the Applegate Trail, the southern road to Oregon, in 1845. The growing village took the name of the post office. Orrin A. Munn was the first postmaster. The Pere Marquette Railroad built a station there, and Applegate was incorporated as a village in 1903, and its post office is still in operation.
Applegate Road and Sherman Road intersect in the center of the village. The Black River cuts through the southwestern corner of the village. The village of Carsonville is 5.9 miles north of Applegate, the city of Croswell is 6.8 miles south, and the city of Port Huron is 33.2 miles south-southeast.
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Serving Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, St. Clair, and Tuscola counties, the licensed and insured company is based in the village of Applegate, Michigan. CJ’s offers commercial and residential spray foam or cellulose insulation services, adhering to the requirements for energy rebates offered by Efficiency United/Semco Energy. Energy costs and insulation are discussed, along with insulation options, and rebate information. Its products and services are highlighted, and contacts are posted.
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Martin Structural Consultants, Inc.
MSCI is headquartered in Applegate, Michigan, but conducts home inspections throughout Southeast Michigan, the Blue Water, the Thumb, and the Tri-City area, employing inspectors, engineers, technicians, and associates who are trained home inspectors, commercial inspectors, well and septic evaluators, and mold and air quality assessors, who are also used as expert witnesses, investigators, and arbitrators. Its services, service area, and client reviews are posted to the site.
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Family owned for three generations, the tree farming business has been in operation for more than sixty years. Featuring two hundred acres of Christmas trees, the Applegate, Michigan tree farm uses a choose and cut model of business, allowing customers to choose from a variety of tree that may include Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Concolor Fir, Canan Fir, Sitka Spruce, Colorado Spruce, Scotch Pine, or White Pine. Pre-cut trees, as well as potted, balled and burlaped trees are also available.
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