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Battle Creek

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Battle Creek city (1990 pop. 53,540), Calhoun co., S Mich., at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers; settled 1831, inc. as a city 1859. It is an agricultural trade center known for its cereals. Other manufactures include automotive parts and accessories, moldings, and paper products. Battle Creek Sanitarium (founded by Dr. J. H. Kellogg in 1866 as the Health Reform Institute), a natural history museum, an arts center, and a zoo are in the city. The annual Cereal City Festival is held in June.

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Battle Creek

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Battle Creek, Michigan/USA Given the name in 1833 after a ‘battle’ between two Native Americans and two surveyors on the bank of the Kalamazoo River.

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	Kellogg's: right in the heart of Battle Creek, Michigan, the company that... Magazine article from: Interior Design; 4/1/1988
	Spotlight on Battle Creek neighborhood; Families tend to stay in East Side... Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/14/1996
	Fortified; Downtown Battle Creek bulks up with emphasis on food. Magazine article from: Crain's Detroit Business; 4/11/2011