Tuscola

17 historical markers in Michigan

Caro Masonic Temple

Caro, MI

This two-story Italianate commercial building was erected in 1879.

Elkland Township Hall

Cass City, MI

This hall was built in 1881 as the center of government activity for Elkland Township.

First Presbyterian Church

Cass City, MI

Three people gathered in June 1877 to form the First Presbyterian Society of Cass City.

First Presbyterian Church of Caro

Caro, MI

Twelve persons organized the First Presbyterian Church of Caro in December 1878.

Frankenhilf

Reese, MI

In 1849 Pastor Ferdinand Sievers of Bay County purchased over fifteen hundred acres of virgin forest here in Tuscola County to establish...

Gagetown

Gagetown, MI

Brothers Joseph and James Gage immigrated from Canada in 1860.

Indian Dave

Akron, MI

Indian Dave was one of the last Chippewas to hunt, fish and trap in the old manner in the Tuscola County area.

Juniata House

Vassar, MI

In 1851, Patrick McGlone (1810-1884) settled near here.

Millington School District No. 2

Millington, MI

In 1856 Millington’s first school, a log building, was erected.

Peninsular Sugar Refining Company

Caro, MI

The beet sugar industry in Michigan began growing rapidly in the late nineteenth century.

State Reward Road No. 1

Cass City, MI

The state highway system began with the State Reward Road program, created by the Michigan Legislature in 1905.

Trinity Episcopal Church

Caro, MI

This skillfully designed board and batten Gothic Revival church, first served local Episcopalians in 1880.

Tuscola County Advertiser

Caro, MI

The Tuscola County Advertiser began publishing on August 21, 1868.

Tuscola County Courthouse

Caro, MI

Peter DeWitt Bush (1818-1913), the second permanent resident of the village of Caro, donated this site for the county courthouse square...

Tuscola County Fair

Caro, MI

On March 11, 1882, thirty-three years after the nation’s first state fair was held in Detroit, the Tuscola County Fair was organized as...

Watrous General Store

Vassar, MI

Aaron Watrous and his crew of loggers came here in 1852 to cut the virgin pine of the Cass River Valley.

Watrousville United Methodist Church

Caro, MI

Circuit riders, who traveled through local villages, served the Watrousville United Methodist Church when it was established in 1856.

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