Battle Creek, Michigan

Kalamazoo's Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport serves Battle Creek. Locally, W. K. Kellogg Regional Airport serves the general aviation needs of the community. The airport is also home to Western Michigan University's College of Aviation and the Michigan Air National Guard's 110th Fighter Wing which flies the A-10 and O/A-10 aircraft.

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Notable persons

People from Battle Creek, Michigan

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Sister cities

Battle Creek has city partnerships with the following cities:

Santo André, Brazil
Takasaki, Japan

Battle Creek's official Sister City is Takasaki, Japan, a relationship that is more than 25 years old. Takasaki later established Sister City relationships with Santo Andre, Brazil, Chengde, China, Pilsen, Czech Republic and, in 2006, Muntinlupa City, the Philippines. These cities take turns hosting an environmental conference each year to allow technical and administrative staff to share ideas and projects for addressing environmental concerns.

Battle Creek and Takasaki also organize junior high and high school student and teacher exchanges each summer.

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References

^ ^a ^b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Audette, Rose Marie "Kellogg's Delivers Ultimatum to Battle Creek", The Multinational Monitor, November 1982, Vol. 3.11
^ History - 1891 to the Present, Battle Creek Fire Department
^ ^a ^b Peirce, Henry B. [1877] (2005). "The City of Battle Creek", History of Calhoun county, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library, p. 79. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
^ History of Battle Creek Township and City Calhoun County MIGenWen (Michigan Genealogy on the Web), accessed 2008-01-25
^ Romig, Walter [1973] (1986). Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
^ Battle Creek history page
^ A Thumbnail History of Battle Creek and Calhoun County, Michigan, Willard Library. Accessed 2005-01-25
^ Indian names in Michigan, origin of "Battle Creek"
^ weatherbase.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
^ Battle Creek government description.

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Battle Creek, Michigan is at coordinates 42°19′N 85°11′W / 42.32, -85.18 (Battle Creek, Michigan)Coordinates: 42°19′N 85°11′W / 42.32, -85.18 (Battle Creek, Michigan)

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