Muskegon
Bluffton Actors' Colony
Muskegon, MI
In 1908 Joe Keaton, actor Paul Lucier, and agent Lew Earl founded the Actors’ Colony.
Central United Methodist Church
Muskegon, MI
The first Protestant society in Muskegon began as a mission station served by itinerant preachers.
Edith Munger
Whitehall, MI
Growing up in Whitehall in post-Civil War Michigan, conservationist Edith Gotts was “infatuated with all outdoor life, especially birds,...
Evergreen Cemetery
Muskegon, MI
In 1862 the village of Muskegon purchased this ten-acre site for a new cemetery.
Genevieve Gillette
Muskegon, MI
Conservationist E. Genevieve Gillette was born on May 19, 1898, in Lansing.
Hackley Public Library
Muskegon, MI
On May 25, 1888, Muskegon lumber baron Charles H. Hackley announced that he would donate a library to the city.
Hackley-Holt House
Muskegon, MI
In 1850 Joseph Hackley came to Michigan from Wisconsin to serve as superintendent of construction for the Durkee, Truesdell and Company...
Hume House
Muskegon, MI
Built in 1887-89, this massive Queen Anne-style house served the Thomas Hume family through four generations.
Jean Baptiste Recollect Trading Post
North Muskegon, MI
Near this site, on the shore of Muskegon Lake, stood the first Indian fur trading post in Muskegon County.
Lakeside
Muskegon, MI
The village of Lakeside grew up around the A. V. Mann and Company sawmill, which operated from 1868 to 1889.
Lebanon Lutheran Church
Whitehall, MI
During the mid-nineteenth century, immigrant Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes settled in this area.
Marsh Field
Muskegon, MI
Marsh Field began its tenure as the principal home of Muskegon baseball when it was completed in 1916.
Methodist Episcopal Church of Twin Lake
Twin Lake, MI
In 1883 the Methodist Episcopal Church of Twin Lake Village purchased the land on which this church was built from parishioner Archibald...
Mouth Cemetery
Montague, MI
The earliest identified grave in this cemetery, the oldest burial ground in White River Township, dates from 1851.
Muskegon College
Muskegon, MI
Woodbridge N. Ferris founded the Ferris Business College in October 1888.
Muskegon Woman's Club
Muskegon, MI
The Muskegon Woman’s Club was founded in 1890 and dedicated to the intellectual “improvement and development” of women.
Old Indian Cemetery
Muskegon, MI
This cemetery was already established when the first white man came to the area.
Pinchtown
Muskegon, MI
Pinchtown was officially known as “Ruddiman’s Addition to the city of Muskegon” when it was platted by William Ruddiman in 1873.
Ruth Thompson
Whitehall, MI
Ruth Thompson became Michigan’s first woman in Congress when voters elected her to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1950.
Scenic Drive
Muskegon, MI
The Muskegon County Road Commission constructed Scenic Drive as a scenic byway for auto tourists traveling the West Michigan Pike (US-31).
Staples and Covell Mill
Whitehall, MI
The first steam-powered lumber mill in Whitehall was erected on this site in 1856.
Torrent House
Muskegon, MI
This thirty-one room mansion, built for $250,000 in 1891-92, was the home of John Torrent (1833-1915), pioneer lumberman, alderman,...
Union Depot
Muskegon, MI
The Union Depot opened in 1895 to serve the Chicago and West Michigan Railway; the Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad; and the...