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Certified Centennial Farms
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Please contact the Historical Society of Michigan if you need assistance locating a Centennial Farm. We can provide you with information on individual certified farms or groups of farms by geographic area. View a map of Michigan Centennial Farms by county Michigan's Oldest Centennial Farm The de Beausset Farm, located on Grosse Ile, is the state's oldest Centennial Farm. The land first came into Denise de Beausset's family in 1776 when Alexander Macomb and William Macomb, two British government agents and merchants, purchased Grosse Ile from the Potawatomi Indians and established farms. Denise deBeausset is the great-great-great-great granddaughter of both Alexander and William Macomb. The present farm comprises approximately 27.5 acres and is operated as Westcroft Gardens. |
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