It was February 16, 1842 that the Township of Meridian was organized by an act of legislature. What was once an extension of Alaiedon Township, became its own municipality with somewhere around 50 residents. And though we are commemorating the 175th anniversary of Meridian Township in 2017, as is always the case, we must go back further in time to draw the line of how we got from there to where we are today, 175 years later.