Lansing in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Thomas Edison 1847-1931
Photographed by Bill Rieske, May 26, 2017
1. Thomas Edison Marker
As a boy in Port Huron, Thomas Edison spent hours in the laboratory he created in his parents basement. A technological genius, his passion for inventing devices that met practical needs led to more than 1,000 patents and laboratories that helped establish the concept of industrial research.
Edison devised a safe, economical incandescent electric light, as well as the dynamos meters switches and fuses needed to generate and distribute electric power. He also invented the motion picture camera and projector and such office equipment as the mimeograph and the dictating machine. The phonograph was Edisons personal favorite.
Erected 2006.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Walk of Fame series list.
Location. 42° 43.857′ N, 84° 33.144′ W. Marker is in Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County. It can be reached from South Washington Square, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 313 South Washington Square, Lansing MI 48933,
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Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ernie Harwell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rosa Parks 1913-2005 (about 300 feet away); Jeff Daniels b. 1955 (about 400 feet away); Theater District / The Strand (about 400 feet away); E. Genevieve Gillette 1898-1986 (about 500 feet away); Henry Ford 1863-1947 (about 500 feet away); Lansing's First Capitol Building / Lansing Becomes the Capital City (about 500 feet away); Union Federal Savings (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lansing.
Also see . . . Thomas Edison Depot Museum. Port Huron Museums website entry
"The story traces the Edison familys relocation from Ohio to Port Huron, young Toms boyhood and school experiences, his avid curiosity and scientific
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2. Young Tom Edison
Additional keywords. Inventor, Light Bulb, Phonograph.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2017, by Bill Rieske of Lansing, Michigan. This page has been viewed 654 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 26, 2017, by Bill Rieske of Lansing, Michigan. 2. submitted on July 1, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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