Bridgman, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Bridgman is a city in Berrien County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census. The Bridgman post office, with ZIP code
49106 opened with the name "Laketon" on November 11, 1862. The name changed to Bridgman on April 9, 1874. The town is famous for being the location of a clandestine communist planning meeting
in 1922 that was broken up by federal agents and local authorities.
Berrien County, Michigan
Berrien County is a county located in the extreme southwest of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 156,813. The county seat is St. Joseph....
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census. The Bridgman post office, with ZIP code
ZIP Code
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49106 opened with the name "Laketon" on November 11, 1862. The name changed to Bridgman on April 9, 1874. The town is famous for being the location of a clandestine communist planning meeting
1922 Bridgman Convention
The 1922 Bridgman Convention was a secret conclave of the underground Communist Party of America held in August 1922 near the small town of Bridgman, Michigan, about outside of the city of Chicago on the banks of Lake Michigan...
in 1922 that was broken up by federal agents and local authorities.
See also
- 1922 Bridgman Convention1922 Bridgman ConventionThe 1922 Bridgman Convention was a secret conclave of the underground Communist Party of America held in August 1922 near the small town of Bridgman, Michigan, about outside of the city of Chicago on the banks of Lake Michigan...