Genesee
"The Vehicle City"
Flint, MI
Flint, platted in 1836, became known as the “Vehicle City.
Amos Woodruff
Flushing, MI
The Amos and Eliza Woodruff family migrated from Massachusetts to the Flushing area about 1845.
Applewood Estate
Flint, MI
In 1905 William Durant of the Buick Motor Company asked wheel and axle manufacturer Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) to build axles in...
Argentine Township Cemetery
Linden, MI
In 1838, Halsey Whitehead, a veteran of the War of 1812, buried his two-year-old daughter Rebecca here on land he settled in 1837.
Buick Motor Company
Flint, MI
David Dunbar Buick incorporated the Buick Motor Company in Detroit on May 19, 1903, and moved operations to Flint that fall.
Charles W. Nash
Flint, MI
This Queen Anne-style house, built circa 1890, was owned by automotive pioneer Charles W. Nash (1864-1948).
Clio Depot
Clio, MI
In 1862 the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad built its original 26.1-mile section of track from Saginaw to Mount Morris.
Community Presbyterian Church
Flint, MI
The Community Presbyterian Church grew out of the Civic Park community, which General Motors established in 1919 through its Modern...
Congregational Church
Grand Blanc, MI
In 1833 eleven people established the First Congregational Church of Grand Blanc.
Court Street United Methodist Church (First Methodist)
Flint, MI
In 1834 circuit rider Bradford Frazee held the first Methodist service in Flint.
Davison Farmstead
Grand Blanc, MI
Jonathan Davison (1795-1865), a native of Livingston County, New York, purchased 160 acres of land here in 1831.
Dibbleville
Fenton, MI
Clark Dibble came here from New York State in 1834 and laid claim to forty acres of government land.
E. S. Swayze Drugstore
Otisville, MI
E. S. Swayze opened a drugstore on this site prior to 1870.
Fenton House
Fenton, MI
Constructed soon after the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad reached town in 1855, this hotel has been a favorite resting and dining spot...
Fenton United Methodist Church
Fenton, MI
In March 1837 the Reverend Washington Jackson formed a Methodist congregation in Dibbleville (present-day Fenton) at the home of Levi...
First Baptist Church
Grand Blanc, MI
As Americans settled the wilderness areas of Michigan, religious services were often the first community concern.
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Flushing, MI
In 1840 Flushing residents began holding religious services in James Seymour´s sawmill.
First National Bank of Flint
Flint, MI
From its founding in 1864 through its closing in 1933 during the Great Depression, the First National Bank played a significant role in...
First United Methodist Church
Mt Morris, MI
First United Methodist Church, one of the oldest congregations in Genesee County, began with services held in Lewis Buckingham’s home in...
Flint Industry
Flint, MI
From 1910 through the 1980s, automobile and parts manufacturing dominated Flint industry.
Flint Road Cart Factory
Flint, MI
This one-story mill was built in the early 1880s as part of an unsuccessful effort to diversify the Flint Woolen Mills.
Genesee County Courthouse
Flint, MI
Genesee County was organized on March 8, 1836.
Glenwood Cemetery
Flint, MI
Glenwood Cemetery was established in 1857.
Grand Blanc Consolidated School
Grand Blanc, MI
At the close of the nineteenth century, many rural Michigan school districts were in crisis as people left farms for the city and...
Harrison Homestead
Flushing, MI
In 1835 Rufus and Sarah Harrison settled on this property, traveling by ox team from Detroit.
Henry Howland Crapo
Flint, MI
Near this site stood the home of Henry Howland Crapo (1804-1869).
Jacob Smith
Flint, MI
The first permanent structure erected on this site was probably the trading post built in 1819 by Jacob Smith, the founder of Flint.
Linden Historic District
Linden, MI
Linden's origins can be traced to the 1830s, when settlers began erecting mills along the Shiawassee River.
Linden Mills
Linden, MI
The Linden Mills were a vital source of this village’s economic growth.
Linden Presbyterian Church
Linden, MI
The First Presbyterian Society of Linden was founded under the direction of the Reverend Thomas Wright on May 8, 1860.
Mason's Tavern
Grand Blanc, MI
Daniel Mason, a native of New Hartford, New York, built this structure as a stagecoach inn and tavern around 1850.
Masonic Temple
Flint, MI
Dating from medieval times, Freemasonry is likely the world´s oldest fraternity.
Methodist Protestant Church
Montrose, MI
The Methodist Protestant Church Association laid the cornerstone for this church in 1893 on land later purchased from the John Berry family.
Michigan School for the Deaf
Flint, MI
In 1848 the Michigan legislature established the Michigan Asylum for Educating the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind.
Old Prospect Hill Cemetery
Fenton, MI
Many of Fenton’s early developers, politicians, businessmen, and veterans are interred in this cemetery, which was established in 1834.
Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Flint, MI
Founded in 1875 and named in memory of Paul Quinn, the fourth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Quinn Chapel is the...
Resisting Slavery
Flint, MI
During the mid-nineteenth century a small number of African Americans settled in Genesee County where they found cheap land and...
Saint Jude's Episcopal Church
Fenton, MI
On May 3, 1858, the Reverend Henry Banwell held Fenton’s first Episcopal service for the Ladies Mite Society.
Sarah Emma Edmonds
Flint, MI
Sarah Emma Edmonds (1841-c. 1898) left her New Brunswick, Canada, home in 1858.
Simeon Perry Farmstead
Grand Blanc, MI
In 1826 Simeon Perry (1804-1880) came to this area with his father, Edmund, a cousin, Roland, and his sister, Eliza.
Smith Hill Cemetery
Otisville, MI
When Nathaniel and Sarah Smith came to the Forest area from Vermont in 1837, members of the Henry Hiester family were the only...
St. Michael Roman Catholic Church
Flint, MI
In 1834 Daniel O’Sullivan, a teacher from Ireland, moved to Flint and began teaching religion to students after school.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Flint, MI
The Reverend Daniel Brown came to this area in 1839 to help form a new Episcopal parish.
Stockton House
Flint, MI
The November 9, 1872, edition of the Flint Wolverine Citizen newspaper reported the near completion of this house for retired army...
The Buick Open
Grand Blanc, MI
One year after Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club opened in 1957, Waldo McNaught used his unique position as club president and public...
The Flint Sit-Down
Flint, MI
On December 30, 1936, Fisher Body workers struck this plant as the sit-down strikes against General Motors continued.
The Flint Sit-Down
Flint, MI
On February 1, 1937, the wave of sit-down strikes against General Motors broadened as Chevrolet Plant No. 4 was seized.
The General Motors Sit-Down Strike
Flint, MI
Starting December 30, 1936, this building was occupied for forty-four days by striking members of the United Auto Workers.
Village Of Gaines
Gaines, MI
Between 1855 and 1858 the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway built a rail line from Detroit to Grand Haven.
Voiture 1116 40 et 8
Mt Morris, MI
During World War I the capacity marking stenciled on French box cars (voitures) was “40 et 8”--forty men (hommes) and eight horses...
Whaley House
Flint, MI
The central portion of this handsome Victorian home was built in the late 1850s.
William C. Durant
Flint, MI
William Crapo Durant (1861-1947), one of Flint’s most important historical figures, was a pioneer in the development of the American auto...
William Ray Perry House
Grand Blanc Township, MI
In 1894 William Ray Perry built this house on the farm that was purchased by his father in 1829.