[4K] Virtual Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Adrian

Adrian was founded on June 18, 1826 by Addison Comstock. The original name for the village was Logan, but was changed soon after to Adrian, likely in reference to the Roman emperor Hadrian. The first operating railroad in Michigan was a horse-drawn train running between Adrian and Toledo in 1836. Adrian grew quickly, with the sixth largest population in the state when Michigan was admitted to the Union in 1837, and the third largest population in the state by 1860.
In the late 19th century through early 20th century Adrian was known as the "fence capital of the world," when J. Wallace Page invented the first successful wire fence. Adrian became known worldwide as a fencing manufacturing hub and its fences were shipped as far as New York, Berlin, Asia, and Africa.

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Me and my Mother used to live in Adrian. We moved to Tennessee because we got tired of the cold weather. 🙂

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I bet you are enjoying the warmer weather! Adrian is a nice out of the way gem, I will definitely spend more time there. Happy Holidays!