Sterling Heights in Macomb County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Holcombe Beach
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, March 8, 2022
1. Holcombe Beach Marker
Near this site in 1961 archaeologists from the Aboriginal Research Club and the University of Michigan uncovered evidence of an early Paleo-Indian settlement. Here about 11,000 years ago these first prehistoric dwellers in the Great Lakes region inhabited a lake shore. Excavations of artifacts and bones reveal that for food the Paleo-Indians hunted Barren Ground caribou, a species suited to the tundra-like terrain of that era. As their environment changed, these Indians were forced to adapt to new ways of living. Different climate and sources of food required modified tools and methods of subsistence and the Paleo-Indian pattern of life developed into the culture of the Early Archaic people. The site known as Holcombe Beach is a reminder of basic changes in Michigan's physical and biological environment over the ages.Erected 1977 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number S309.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans
Photographed By Joel Seewald, August 7, 2010
2. Holcombe Beach Marker
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Location. 42° 34.147′ N, 83° 0.602′ W. Marker is in Sterling Heights, Michigan, in Macomb County. Marker is on Dodge Park Road, 0.2 miles north of Metropolitan Parkway (16 Mile Road), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37400 Dodge Park Road, Sterling Heights MI 48312, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Upton House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Red Run (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Red Run (approx. 3.2 miles away); Village/Eckstein Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); Murthum-Vander Vlucht House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Red Run Creek (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Claeys House (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Red Run Creek (approx. 3.4 miles away).
Photographed By Joel Seewald, August 7, 2010
3. Holcombe Beach Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,930 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
