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Homesteading in Comanche County

Coldwater

Coldwater was established in 1884. A group of men from Harper County set out to establish a county seat centrally located in Comanche County. When they found the perfect destination they came in contact with a man named Mr. C. D. Bickford who was already figuring on setting up his own township in this location. They agreed to let him name the town if he would give up his own township project. Being from Coldwater, Michigan, he decided upon the name of Coldwater.

The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.

Main Street in Coldwater in the 1920s

      
Coldwater Bakery in 1925                                                                                                                            Helton Store

                                         
                                                                      Sinclair Gas Station