Historical image of the day

1940 map of the village of Epsom in Bogard Township. The first settlers appeared near its location around 1815. The town was named after a certain Mr. Pace dug a well which the locals thought tasted like magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt).The town's high schooll, which lasted until 1968, was fittingly nicknamed the Epsom Salts.

Epsom salt, in turn, takes its name from the town of Epsom in Surrey, England, where water from the local mineral spring was boiled down to create what would become the popular home remedy.