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Colon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,173 at the 2010 census . The village is located within Colon Township .
Rosmini College is a boys' secondary (years 7–13) school with a roll of 1154, [89] and St Joseph's School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 438. [90] They are state integrated Catholic schools located adjacent to each other. Rosmini College was founded in 1962, [91] and St Joseph's in 1894. [92]
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The St. Joseph "Autos" became members of the reformed six–team Class C level Michigan State League, playing as a minor league affiliate of the St Louis Browns. The Autos joined the Flint Gems , Grand Rapids Dodgers , Lansing Lancers , Muskegon Reds and Saginaw Athletics in beginning league play on May 14, 1940.
The St. Joseph Valley Railway (1889-1897), earlier known as the St. Joseph Valley Railroad (1880-1889), is a defunct railroad which operated in southern Michigan during the late 19th century.
John Marks came to St. Joseph Island in the 1860s to settle at Sailors Encampment. He moved to the area that would become Hilton Beach in 1872. Marks first opened a store and a wood dock followed by a post office six years later under the name of Marksville. A school was established in 1877, and in 1881 St. John's Anglican Church was erected.
Centreville was first established as the county seat of St. Joseph County in 1831. The first county offices were located in a leased house. In 1841, Thomas W. Langley, donated land to the county on which to construct a courthouse and a jail, and the first county courthouse was completed the following year.
Saint Joseph College of Florida was started in 1890 in St. Augustine as a sisters' college, or sisters' formation college, by the Sisters of St. Joseph, a Roman Catholic teaching order. In 1950, the order bought the Tuckahoe Mansion on Mount Elizabeth , an ancient Native American midden in Jensen Beach and, after adding two dormitory wings to ...