Frankenmuth in Saginaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Star of the West Milling Company

Michigan Centennial Business

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2018

1. Star of the West Milling Company Marker

Inscription. This plaque is issued by the
Historical Society of Michigan
in recognition of

Star of the West
Milling company

Founded in 1870
For more than 100 years of
continuous operation in service
to the people of Michigan
and for contributing to the
economic growth and vitality
of our state.

Erected by Historical Society of Michigan.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Michigan - Historical Society of Michigan series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 43° 19.899′ N, 83° 44.265′ W. Marker is in Frankenmuth, Michigan, in Saginaw County. Marker is on East Tuscola Street east of South Main Street (State Highway 83), on the right when traveling east. Marker is a large metal plaque, mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 East Tuscola Street, Frankenmuth MI 48734, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Michigan's Oldest Woolen Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frankenmuth Woolen Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Rich History, A Precious Resource (approx.

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¼ mile away); Marv Herzog Fest Platz (approx. ¼ mile away); Rau's Country Store Recalls Bygone Era (approx. 0.3 miles away); Zehnder’s (approx. 0.4 miles away); Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Restaurant (approx. 0.4 miles away); Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankenmuth.

Also see . . . Star of the West Milling Company History. Company website entry:
The original fifteen settlers of Frankenmuth welcomed the arrival of an additional one hundred colonists to Frankenmuth in 1846. At that time they did not realize that two of them, brothers in their early twenties, would change Frankenmuth's physical and business life for many decades. The two brothers were Johann Mathias and Johann Georg Hubinger. They would begin family enterprises that would overshadow all other business activities in the small village during the 1800's. They came from a family in Germany that had been in the milling business for two hundred years. They stayed in that business even in Frankenmuth. In 1847-48 they constructed a wooden dam for $1,000, which still survives (though covered with concrete) and erected a flour mill for

Star of the West Milling Company Marker (<i>wide view; marker visible right of door</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2018

2. Star of the West Milling Company Marker (wide view; marker visible right of door)

$3,000. A waterwheel powered the flour mill. Shortly after it was completed, a sawmill costing $1,500 was built just upstream on the bend of the Cass River. (Submitted on July 27, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Star of the West Milling Company (<i>wide view from Tuscoloa Street</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2018

3. Star of the West Milling Company (wide view from Tuscoloa Street)

Star of the West Milling Company (<i>view of plant and equipment from marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2018

4. Star of the West Milling Company (view of plant and equipment from marker)

Star of the West Milling Company Truck image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2018

5. Star of the West Milling Company Truck

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2018

6. Star of the West Milling Company Logo

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 26, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 27, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.