St. Clair

Memphis, MI

Thomas Clegg (1863-1939) and his English-born father, John, built “The Thing,” the first recorded self-propelled vehicle in Michigan (and...

Berlin Charter Township, Allenton, MI

Scottish immigrants from Glasgow settled in Berlin Township in 1841.

Marysville, MI

C. Harold Wills (1878-1940) began working as a draftsman for Henry Ford in 1902.

Capac, MI

In 1870 the Port Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad Company, later the Grand Trunk Railroad, opened a rail line and depot in Capac.

Algonac, MI

This Greek Revival home was built by Charles H. Beers around 1849.

Brockway Township, MI

The Cole United Methodist Church, formed in 1878, was named for Jesse and Adah Cole, who held services in their home during the 1860s.

Clay Township, MI

Built in 1925 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Works, this steel-framed water tower was the main water supplier for "The Colony on the Ste.

Port Huron, MI

This excellent Queen Anne-style house, completed in 1890, was the residence of Wilbur F. Davidson until his death in 1913.

St. Clair, MI

Salt exploration and extraction began in St. Clair County as early as 1863.

Port Huron, MI

E. C. Williams built this double house in 1890-91, in what was then the village of Fort Gratiot.

Marine City, MI

East China Township was set off from China Township in 1859.

St. Clair, MI

This red-brick stone-faced structure was built in 1879 by Samuel Hopkins on land donated by his son William.

Port Huron, MI

At this point the Grand Trunk Western Railroad tunnel, linking Port Huron with Canada, passes underneath Gratiot Avenue.

Port Huron, MI

This lighthouse, oldest in Michigan, was built in 1829 to replace a tower destroyed by a storm.

Port Huron, MI

Built near here in 1686 by the French explorer Duluth, this fort was the second white settlement in lower Michigan.

Marine City, MI

In 1856 Detroiters Eber Brock and Mary Ward deeded approximately one and one-half acres of land along the Belle River to establish...

Port Huron, MI

The Harrington Hotel opened amid much fanfare in 1896.

Harsens Island, MI

This house belonged to the family of Jacob Harsen.

Marine City, MI

Father Gabriel Richard received this triangular plot of land by way of a grant from President John Quincy Adams on April 1, 1825.

Port Huron, MI

Commissioned in 1921, the Huron began service as relief vessel for other Great Lakes lightships.

Ira Township, MI

In the 1830s, numerous Catholic settlers immigrated to the Anchor Bay area.

Yale, MI

This Queen Anne-style structure was erected in 1899 by Scottish-born James Livingston.

Marine City, MI

Built in 1884 at a cost of $12,300, this edifice has served continuously as the seat of local government.

Port Huron, MI

This congregation dates from 1849, when people worshipped in log barracks within Fort Gratiot.

Marine City, MI

Emily Ward established the Newport Academy about 1845 to provide educational opportunities for area children.

Clay Township, MI

The North Channel Shooting Club was organized in 1869.

Emmett, MI

Father Lawrence Kilroy established Catholic churches throughout St. Clair County during the early nineteenth century.

Port Huron, MI

In 1902 the city of Port Huron secured money from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to erect a municipal library.

Port Huron, MI

In 1924, members of the Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit raced a schooner named Lloyd W. Berry and won the 731-mile race from Newport, Rhode...

Algonac, MI

Beginning in 1845 the Reverend Andrew Jamieson, an Anglican missionary, served Saint John the Baptist Church on nearby Walpole Island,...

Port Huron, MI

On September 15, 1918, members of Port Huron’s African American community organized Shiloh Baptist Church in South Park, one of the...

St. Clair, MI

During the early twentieth century, known as the “Golden Age of Steamboating,” pleasure craft were numerous on the St. Clair River.

Port Huron, MI

St. John’s congregation was organized by German immigrants in 1864.

St. Clair, MI

In 1850 a Catholic Parish was established in St. Clair by Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, who appointed Father Lawrence Kilroy as the first...

Harsens Island, MI

This is likely the oldest farm complex on Harsens Island.

Port Huron, MI

The Grand Trunk Railroad depot to the right is where twelve-year-old Tom Edison departed daily on the Port Huron-Detroit run.

Goodells, MI

The state legislature set off Wales Township from Clyde Township on March 27, 1841.

Algonac, MI

For more than a century, Algonac has played a leading role in ship building, from sailing cargo ships to large pleasure craft, racing...