Lyon Lake
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Lyon Lake is a small, natural lake in Fredonia Township
, Calhoun County
, Michigan
. The lake is approximately 3/4 mi long and 1/4 mi wide (13 acre (5.3 ha)). The lake is part of a small cluster of lakes 6 mi (9.7 km) south of the historic village of Marshall, Michigan
. The other lakes are Fish Lake, Pine Lake and Long Lake.
Lyon Lake is surrounded by predominately modest residential homes that are the primary residences of the homeowners. The southern shore of the lake is adjacent to the Marshall Country Club, which is a private golf course.
Lyon Lake is named after Lucius Lyon
, who was a prominent land surveyor
in the Michigan Territory
in the early 1830s and among the most influential men in the process of establishing statehood
. Lucius Lyon served Michigan as both U.S. Senator
and U.S. House Representative
.
Fredonia Township, Michigan
Fredonia Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Calhoun County
Calhoun County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69* I-94* I-194* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Albion.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Battle Creek.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Marshall.-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-37* M-60* M-66* M-78* M-89* M-96* M-99...
, 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 lake is approximately 3/4 mi long and 1/4 mi wide (13 acre (5.3 ha)). The lake is part of a small cluster of lakes 6 mi (9.7 km) south of the historic village of Marshall, Michigan
Marshall, Michigan
Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County...
. The other lakes are Fish Lake, Pine Lake and Long Lake.
Lyon Lake is surrounded by predominately modest residential homes that are the primary residences of the homeowners. The southern shore of the lake is adjacent to the Marshall Country Club, which is a private golf course.
Lyon Lake is named after Lucius Lyon
Lucius Lyon
Lucius Lyon was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan. He was born in Shelburne, Vermont, where he received a common school education and studied engineering and surveying...
, who was a prominent land surveyor
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
in the Michigan Territory
Michigan Territory
The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan...
in the early 1830s and among the most influential men in the process of establishing statehood
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
. Lucius Lyon served Michigan as both U.S. Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and U.S. House Representative
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
.