There was once a small community in Leroy Township known as Dogtown. Today you would not even know this community every existed. How did this community which was originally known as Fiddler's Grove become Dogtown? These are the questions I asked myself when I first discovered the title of the little village marked on an 1894 Atlas of Leroy Township. I began searching newspaper archives and history books and began to piece together the interesting history of this lost community just south of Battle Creek.
In my search, I discovered some interesting stories! The oldest man to possibly ever have lived in Calhoun County once lived in Dogtown. It once had a general store where the owner was arrested for selling alcohol during prohibition. These and many other interesting stories are covered in this story which is rich with dogs and fiddle players.
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