History
Alfred L. and Benjamin O. Williams were early settlers to the town. They drew Elias Comstock who built the first permanent home in the settlement. Owosso was incorporated as a city in 1859 at which time it had a 1000 people. It had never had a period as a village. The town's first mayor was Amos Gould, a judge originally from New York. In 1876 it organized its fire department.
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