Place:Antrim, Antrim, Michigan, United States

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NameAntrim
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates44.883°N 85.067°W
Located inAntrim, Michigan, United States
Also located inMancelona (township), Antrim, Michigan, United States    
See alsoAntrim City, Antrim, Michigan, United StatesGhost town in Banks Township
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As per Wikipedia, Antrim is a former company town on US 131 approximately one mile southwest of Mancelona in Mancelona Township. John Otis & Company built a charcoal furnace in 1882. In 1883, E.K. Robinson platted and recorded the village with the name "Furnaceville" for Mr. Otis. Its station on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was named "Furnace". The village and depot were renamed Antrim after the Otis interests were bought by the Antrim Iron Company. Many of the settlers in this area were relocated from Kentucky to work in the local iron smelting plant.

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