In 1825, two government surveyors platting the southwest Michigan territory engaged in a small skirmish with two Native Americans.
Over the following 170 years, it has grown into a thriving community of culture and.
Thus the city of Battle Creek had its start.
A few years later, a group of entrepreneurs, led by Sands McCamly, established a milling community and named it after the river.
With a humorous nod, the surveyors gave the name Battle Creek to the river where this encounter took place.
In 1825, two government surveyors platting the southwest Michigan territory engaged in a small skirmish with two Native Americans