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Blissfield, Michigan

Blissfield is in Lenawee County.

About Blissfield, Michigan

Blissfield is a village of 3,277 people at the 2020 census, straddling the River Raisin in Lenawee County in southeast Michigan. Most of it lies in Blissfield Township, with small pieces reaching into Palmyra and Riga townships. US-223 runs through as Adrian Street, and a short-line railroad still works the town.

History of Blissfield

• Hervey Bliss was the first white settler in 1824, gave the village its name and served as its first postmaster. The Blissfield post office first opened March 28, 1828.
• The Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad reached the area in the late 1830s and spurred early development, but substantial growth waited until surrounding landowners began extensive land clearing in the 1860s and 1870s.
• Blissfield incorporated as a village in 1875. A fire that same year swept the commercial district and destroyed nearly all its buildings. The earliest downtown structures date from the rebuilding.

Landmarks and Places in Blissfield

• Blissfield Downtown Historic District, added to the National Register in 2015, roughly bounded by Pearl Street on the west, Giles Avenue on the east, Jefferson Street on the south and Adrian Street with the rail line on the north. The River Raisin bisects it.
• David Carpenter House at 424 West Adrian Street (US-223), a Greek Revival house completed in 1851, designated a Michigan State Historic Site on August 13, 1971 and listed on the National Register on November 20, 1979. It now operates as the Hathaway House restaurant.
• First Presbyterian Church of Blissfield, 306 Franklin Street.

The Blissfield Economy

• The Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road, a Class III short line incorporated February 6, 1991, operates about 20 miles of track between Adrian and Riga. Its line was originally built in 1834 by the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad and is among the oldest operating rail lines in the United States.
• The same railroad runs a dinner train known as The Old Road Dinner Train out of Blissfield.
• The downtown historic district still holds the bulk of the village's commercial buildings, mostly one to three story brick set close to each other and to the sidewalk.

Community Life in Blissfield

• Blissfield High School teams are the Royals. The baseball team has won seven state titles, and the girls volleyball team took its first in 2005.
• The First Presbyterian Church of Blissfield at 306 Franklin Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The First United Methodist Church stands on Adrian Street.
• American Legion Post 325 on Adrian Street displays an F-105 aircraft.

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