 Named after Salmon Chase who was governor of Ohio and later was US secretary of the Treasury, the Village of Chase carries a great history. It was first settled by Lorenzo Conklin, who moved here in 1862. The area was then known as Greendale - a clerical error for what should have been Green Dell. In 1869, Charles Joiner moved here building a sawmill and broom-handle factory. A post office opened here in 1872; a name was required, so Ohio settler John Bigbee offered the name of Salmon Portland Chase, the Ohio governor, and it was accepted. Chase was the original county seat until 1882 when the people from Baldwin "stole" the county records.
 Like much of Lake County, the village was once a busy logging town with many sawmills. Today the township is a mixture of small farms and some residential areas. Chase has a small library in the old schoolhouse and has a history room with many artifacts and documents. Township Hall is located on the headwaters of the Pere Marquette River.
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