Armada, Michigan is an incorporated village in Armada Township, Macomb County, in the southern part of the Thumb area of the Lower Peninsula.
Armada is served by Armada Ridge Road (Main Street) and North Avenue (Fulton Street), which intersect in the north-central part of the village. Armada Center Road forms the northern boundary of the village. The city of Richmond is 8 miles east-southeast, and Memphis is 8.9 miles northeast, while the village of Romeo is 8.5 miles southwest, New Haven is 10.4 miles southeast, and Almont is 12.8 miles northwest of Armada.
The first land purchase in the area that was to become Armada was made by John Proctor in 1825, and by 1832 twenty-three more families had bought land. Prior to 1832, it was part of Ray Township. With more families moving to the area, a meeting was called to organize a separate township. The proposal was won by two votes, and Armada Township was founded.
The village was founded by Elijah Burke in 1833, although it was first called Burke's Corners. The first town meeting was held in the home of Henry B. Ten Eyck in 1834, and he became the first postmaster on May 7 of that year.
More settlers were attracted to the village after residents improved an old Indian trail for use as a road in the early 1830s, which became part of the migrant road network between Romeo and Port Huron, and is currently known as Armada Ridge Road.
For a brief time, Burke's Corners was renamed Honeoye, for Honeoye Falls, New York, the boyhood home of Elisha D. Andrews, who had purchased 320 acres in Armada Township in 1831.
During the Civil War, John Huff, an Armada resident serving in the Union Army, shot and killed Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on May 11, 1864. Only twenty days later, Huff received a head wound during the Battle of Hawes Shop, and died a month later.
The village was incorporated as Armada in 1867. By 1900, the village had a stagecoach stop, bakery, several blacksmith shops, a drug store, grain mill, seven grocery stores, three hardware stores, three hotels, two implement dealers, a lumberyard, an opera house, theater, and five doctors. The first school in the village was at Selleck's Corners, and before long there were one-room schoolhouses all over the township. These were consolidated in the 1940s and now includes four campuses. The old Armada High School now serves as the administrative offices of Armada Area Schools.
The village has hosted the Armada Fair since 1873, which emphasizes its ties to agriculture.
The focus of this category is on the village of Armada, Michigan. Topics related to the village, including websites representing businesses, schools, places of worship, organizations, and individuals in Armada, are appropriate for this category. As the Armada post office serves the larger Armada Township, sites showing an Armada postal address may be found here, as well.
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Armada Area Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber is a business membership organization that works to promote the existing business community in Armada, Michigan, and the surrounding region, as well as promoting favorable economic growth, providing networking opportunities for its members, and advocating for the business interests of its membership. The benefits of membership are outlined, along with membership costs, a list of members is posted, and contact information is included.
http://www.armadachamber.org/
The Armada Area Schools offers a PK-12th-grade curriculum through Krause Elementary School, Armada Middle School, Armada High School, Macomb Academy of Arts and Sciences, Armada Conservatory of the Arts, and Armada Continuing Education, each of which is highlighted here, along with an overview of its academic and athletics programs, food services, student policies, a staff directory, announcements, and a calendar of events. Community links are included.
https://www.armadaschools.org/
Operated by Blake Farms, a family-owned and operated orchard and cider mill that has been in operation in Armada, Michigan since 1946. There are three locations, Blake’s Cider Mill, Blake’s Big Apple, and Blake’s Garden Center, each of which are featured here, along with seasonal hours, contacts, and an online order facility. A calendar of events, a harvest calendar, group bookings, and an online store are featured, along with Cider Mill attractions and schedules.
https://blakefarms.com/
Headquartered in Armada, Michigan, Blake’s Farm Style Foods is a supplier of all-natural, locally-sourced products, which include farm-fresh jams, applesauce, cider, and several other products, such as promotional gifts and apparel. Its online store highlights its Farm Share program, which is a CSA farm program in which customers make an annual commitment to purchase a share of the season’s harvest, which is picked up weekly. Other products are available for purchase online.
https://www.blakesstore.com/
Associated with the Boy Scouts of America youth organization, Pack 85 is chartered by St. Mary’s Mystical Rose, and accepting boys who are in the first through the fifth grade, or between six and eleven years of age. Its site offers general information about scouting, including pack meetings, activities, and other events, as well as awards and advancement, uniforms, costs, and volunteer opportunities. Leadership contacts are included. Pinewood Derby rules can be downloaded in PDF format.
http://www.scoutlander.com/publicsite/unithome.aspx?UID=20772
Specializing in breeding Havanese puppies as show animals and as companion animals, the Havanese live in the DeRuss home with the family and are health tested and registered with the AKC Canine Health Information Center. Companion puppies are placed with limited registration, which means that they are not to be bred or shown, but cherished as companion pets. A photo gallery of adults and puppies is presented, and several galleries show specific animals.
http://www.derusshavanese.com/
The full-service veterinary medical facility is located in Armada, Michigan, where its veterinarians and staff offer medical care, surgical care, and dental care to patients that include dogs, cats, horses, and cattle. Directions, office hours, telephone numbers, and appointment policies are featured, and appointments may be made through the site. Its veterinary services are described in detail, an informational blog is included, and career opportunities are posted.
https://krausevet.com/
Serving Southeast Michigan since 1975, the farm equipment dealership is located on North Avenue in Armada, Michigan. Offering new tractors from Kioti Tractors, Ferguson Tractors, IMC Tractor Equipment, and Great Dane Mowers and Tractor Accessories, as well as a selection of used tractors, construction equipment, farm equipment, lawn equipment, trailers, and attachments. Its parts and services departments are highlighted, and its location is given.
http://www.michigantractor.net/
The official village website features a profile and history of the community, area landmarks, photo gallery, and a calendar of events, as well as a guide to the village offices, posting office hours and contact information, village council, boards, and commissions, meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes. Links to the village police, area schools, business associations, and events are included, along with public notices, vacancies, tax information, and a FAQ.
http://www.villageofarmada.org/