Ninety percent of the world's peppermint supply is grown in Kalamazoo and is largely refined by The A.M. Todd Company. Thousands of people have been drawn to the strange name of this city by the wood-burning stoves in the city center, but it is also famous as the home of the United States Tennis Association because it owns its famous tennis courts, the largest tennis court in America.

The number of foreign immigrants has risen rapidly since 1845, especially the Hollanders in the 1850s. The combination of increased immigration, diversified industries, and the development of a strong economy have all played a role in Kalamazoo County's growth. In the first quarter of the 20th century, the construction of power lines and paved roads provided better transport options for the inhabitants of this county.

The 1795 Treaty opened up the Northwest Territory by establishing the Nash - e - wish (as it was called) reserve in what is now Kalamazoo County. A treaty with the Indians of 1833 governed the land and the enforcement of the 1840 treaty required the construction of a waterway and an Indian trail through the county, the Indian Trail. In the 19th century, this was the only route travelers could follow in this county, and it is still used today.

The four-block shopping mall, which stretches from Lovell Street South to Eleanor Street North, has been redesigned to reflect the design of the Arcadia Commons development, where the new Kalamazoo Public Museum is anchored at the north end. The two blocks around the shopping centre have also been rebuilt for car use, with a new car park and multi-storey car park at the south end.

There are still a number of mounds of earth in the area attributed to humans, the most prominent of which is in Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo. One of the most notable features of the park is a fountain designed by Alfonso Iannelli, with many tall, old trees that he lost when he was devastated by the deadly tornado that swept through downtown Kalanzoo in 1980. Among the most notable features of the park are the fountain and many of its tallest and oldest trees. He lost many larger, older trees when the park was devastated by a "killer tornado" that swept through the city of Kalamazoo in 1980.

Over the years, the Institute has evolved into a prestigious Kalamazoo College, with its first building erected in 1836 on Cedar Street and Westnedge Park. Oakland Drive north of Howard Street is home to the University of Michigan Institute of Technology and the Michigan State University campus.

In 1885, a doctor from Hastings, Michigan invented a pill - a machine for making tablets - and developed the first easily dissolvable pill. At the end of the 19th century, Dr. W.E. Upjohn moved to Kalamazoo and founded what is now upjohn, inventing and founding one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the United States. After the Civil War, paper mills began to settle in the Kalazoo's River Valley, and William Erastus Up Johnson and his brother-in-law William E. Upjohn founded their own paper company in 1884 and moved from Michigan to Keweenaw County to look for the future of their business. Many other articles have been published in this area, including the Kalamzoo Telegraph (1844 - 1916).

Kalamazoo was once home to the world's first steam locomotives, the world's first steel mills, and the site of some of the earliest steam engines in the United States. It was also once home to one of America's oldest furnaces - the Stoves of St. Louis - as well as its sledge runs, Shakespeare Park and William Shakespeare's birthplace. Gibson guitars, a Gibson guitar, an old-fashioned piano and a few other musical instruments and instruments.

The Michigan Central Line first ran between Detroit and Kalamazoo in 1846, and its connection to Chicago was completed in 1852. The first plank roads were built in the late 19th century, the most important of which stretched from Kalazoo to Grand Rapids.

Magnificent old houses line the main streets of the district, giving passers-by a glimpse of the restored grandeur of the past century. The three-story, skylit atrium overlooks Kalazoo City Hall and the Michigan State Capitol building. Magnificent older houses in the old town, such as the old town hall, provide an insight into the restored splendour of past centuries. They have three floors with a ski lift and atrium, each with its own private garden.

Parkwyn Village was designed as a cooperative neighborhood by the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the late 1940s and includes examples of Wright's Usonian-style homes. Drive through Parkwen and you will also find some of the houses he built here during his time in Kalazoo.

Harrison traveled to Kalamazoo County in late 1828 and built his house near what is now Schoolcraft. The Indian reservation was consolidated and when white settlers came to the area that would later become Kalazoo County, the land had been occupied for more than a century.