Mount Clemens in Macomb County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mount Clemens Mineral Bath Industry

Photographed by Joel S., July 17, 2015

1. Mount Clemens Mineral Bath Industry Marker

Inscription. For seven decades, Mount Clemens was internationally renowned as a mineral bath resort city. In 1865 the first well was sunk to obtain brine for salt production. Because of the high cost of separating the salt from the various other minerals and elements in the water, this process proved unprofitable. In the fall of 1870, however, a local mill operator, Dorr Kellogg, decided to bathe in the warm, sulfurous water. Impressed with its therapeutic qualities, city businessmen were inspired to invest in a bathhouse. Known as the Original Bath House, it was completed in 1873. At the turn of the century, nine bathhouses and over thirty hotels operated in Mount Clemens. Owing to the Great Depression and increasing use of internal medicine, this "spa era" ended by 1940.

Erected 1979 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L643.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 42° 35.826′ N, 82° 52.792′ W. Marker is in Mount Clemens, Michigan, in Macomb County. It is on Cass

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Avenue 0.1 miles east of Southbound Gratiot Avenue (Michigan Highway 3), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Clemens MI 48043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

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: Methodist Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 10-Pond Parrott Cannon Replica (about 500 feet away); Macomb County Civil War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Col John Stockton (about 500 feet away); Global War On Terror Memorial (about 600 feet away); Alexander Macomb (about 600 feet away); The Old Crowd (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Alexander Macomb (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Clemens.

Photographed by Joel S., July 17, 2015

2. Mount Clemens Mineral Bath Industry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 8,876 times since then and 633 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.