Place:Eastport, Antrim, Michigan, United States

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NameEastport
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates45.107222°N 85.35°W
Located inAntrim, Michigan, United States
Also located inTorch Lake (township), Antrim, Michigan, United States    
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As per Wikipedia, Eastport is a small unincorporated community located at the northern end of Torch Lake in Torch Lake Township. It was first settled by woodsman Murdock Anress in 1863. A hotel was built by Mr. Phillips in 1869. A post office name "Wilson" was established in March 1872 and renamed "Eastport" in September 1873. The name was an analog to the village of Northport on the opposite side of the Grand Traverse Bay, but the bay shore project was abandoned and the village developed at the northern end of Torch Lake.

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