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Kalamazoo County, about 48,891 residents.
Portage, Kalamazoo County
Well-Known Places in Portage
Celery Flats Historical Area, Portage Bicentennial Park, Bishop's Bog Preserve.
Portage Business Districts
- Westnedge Avenue Corridor
- Shaver Road Corridor
- Portage Road Corridor
- Centre Avenue
Major Employers in Portage
Stryker Corporation, Pfizer (Portage manufacturing site), Portage Public Schools, Bronson Healthcare, Zoetis.
Meet AppWT in Person Within 49 Miles of Portage
- 5030 Corporate Exchange Blvd., Grand Rapids, MI 49512: 45.8 miles north of central Portage
- 1251 North Eddy Street, South Bend, IN 46617: 48.7 miles southwest
About Portage, Kalamazoo County
History of Portage
- The area was originally home to the Potawatomi and was long avoided by westward settlers who believed its wetlands were an uninhabitable, uncultivable swamp.
- Settled around 1830 and named for the portage route through the area.
- Dutch immigrants and other later settlers discovered the rich muck soil was perfect for celery, and by the 1880s the area had become a national celery-growing center.
Landmarks and Places in Portage
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center — a museum devoted to the region's celery-farming heritage.
The Portage Economy
- Stryker Corporation, the health-technology and medical-device maker, has been headquartered in Portage since 2023 and runs multiple local manufacturing plants.
- Celery farming was the area's defining economic identity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, built on its marshy muck soil.
Community Life in Portage
- 'Friday at the Flats' summer block parties feature free live local music and food trucks, alongside fall harvest festivals and spring garden tours.
Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, kalamazoohistory.wordpress.com, www.portagemi.gov
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