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Burton School History
Burton, MI Community Historical land, 4 Atherton families settled here in 1835. 1st Atherton School 1836. Burton Area Historical Society manages this page.
The Historical land is where the first Atherton families lived in 1835-present day. Burton township 1855-1972 now the City of Burton, Michigan started in 1835 by the 3 Atherton brothers and nephew Pliny Atherton Skinner, which are the historical family that came from Jefferson County, New York. They settled with their families on the Thread Creek in Burton, Michigan and started a community with 30
05/25/2026
celebrating 190 years as Atherton School
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05/20/2026
Who’s going to Starlite for the weekend? I know because Memorial Day but they’ll be open every other day. See all your friends.
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Tuesday morning.
Coffee in hand.
Breakfast on the way.
Mornings at Starlite.
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“Our hidden settlement” Burton to Atherton, then to now.
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PO Box 190393
Burton, MI
48519
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