Near East St. Clair Street at South Main Street (State Highway 53).
In January 1992, a fire destroyed the building located at this location. The last business to operate at the southeast corner of St. Clair and Main Streets was Mollen's Antique Shop. The original structure was built during the 1850's and housed the . . . — — Map (db m155001) HM
On West St. Clair Street at South Main Street (State Highway 53), on the left when traveling west on West St. Clair Street.
The "Old Newburg" general store on the southwest corner of Main Street was originally built of logs and was the first store built for the selling of dry goods and groceries. Built in 1836, it was originally owned by Charles B. Keeler. In the fire of . . . — — Map (db m155033) HM
On South Main Street (State Highway 53), on the right when traveling north.
Graham John Terry, originally of England, was hired by Robert Thomas of Almont as a meat cutter in 1907. By 1925, he started his own business, Terry's Meat Market, in the store just to the south of this location and in 1929 he purchased land from . . . — — Map (db m155011) HM
On South Main Street (State Highway 53) north of Mill Street, on the right when traveling north.
The original wooden structure at this location served as a barber shop owned by Mr. Crippin, and was later moved to 311 Branch Street. The current building was built in 1927 when local businessmen founded the first National Bank at this location. . . . — — Map (db m155016) HM
On South Main Street (State Highway 53) at Mill Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
In 1861, R.L. Rutherford started his own butcher shop where the Muir Funeral Home stands today. The original building, owned by Mrs. Dodge, also served as a millinary. The building was demolished during the devastating downtown fire later that year . . . — — Map (db m155024) HM
Near East St. Clair Street at South Main Street (State Highway 53).
More than 250 men joined the
Union Army in Almont during
the Civil War, 1861-1865.
Sixteen died in action,
nineteen died of disease.
Almont is proud
of her sons and their families
who helped preserve
The United States of America.
. . . — — Map (db m155035) WM
On East St. Clair Street east of Spring Street, on the left when traveling east.
Frederick and Mary Currier built this house around 1854, inspired by Orson Fowler's A Home for All, which promoted the octagon form as a healthy place to live. The tall windows, which admit light and air, and the five octagonal rooms reflect . . . — — Map (db m154962) HM
On West St. Clair Street at Cherry Street, on the left when traveling west on West St. Clair Street.
Henry Stephens (1823-1886), a native of Dublin, Ireland, was a merchant, lumberman and financier. One of Almont's earliest settlers, Stephens established the first mercantile business here. In 1845 he built a sawmill north of Lapeer. When the pine . . . — — Map (db m154947) HM
On 5 Lakes Road, on the right when traveling north.
P. F. C. Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously
for gallantry while serving with the 1st Regt., 1st Mar. Div.
in the Republic of Vietnam. Williams was participating on a patrol
when it was ambushed by the enemy. Although severely . . . — — Map (db m211138) HM WM
On Main Street, 0.4 miles south of West Marlette Road (County Road 38), on the right when traveling south.
St. Patrick Church began in 1879 with visits from Father Clement Krebs, pastor at St. Agatha Church in Gagetown. It later became a mission of St. Elizabeth in Reese, Sacred Heart in Brown City, and most recently, SS. Peter and Paul in North Branch. . . . — — Map (db m182675) HM
On First Street south of Pine Street (Route 44), on the left when traveling south.
In the nineteenth century, railroads provided the prime transportation link between small villages and the rest of the country. The first Columbiaville depot was built near this site in 1872. In 1893 William Peter (1824-1899) replaced that structure . . . — — Map (db m101541) HM
Dr. Richardson practiced Osteopathic family medicine and surgery in Lapeer and Genesee counties for 33 years. He was an ardent conservationist. He arranged for the planting of a half a million trees in this area. He was a founding member of . . . — — Map (db m101545) HM
On Second Street (County Route 44) at Water Street, on the right when traveling south on Second Street.
This structure, completed in 1896, was the home of William Peter (1824-1899). Peter, a prominent Columbiaville businessman, was a rags-to-riches character. Around 1847 he came to the area from Germany via New York state, a penniless immigrant. . . . — — Map (db m101547) HM
On Pine Street (County Route 44) at Second Street (Route 44) when traveling east on Pine Street.
This handsome Romanesque structure was completed in 1897 for the Methodist Protestant Church of Columbiaville. Local Methodists, with the assistance of circuit riders, had organized the church some forty years earlier. In 1865 the congregation . . . — — Map (db m101546) HM
On Main Street west of Mill Road, on the left when traveling west.
Side 1
The area now known as Dryden was settled in 1834. By 1880 it was a hamlet of about 300 people. A marketing center surrounded by rich farm land, it turned to the railroad to increase its prosperity. Its citizens, spurred by the local . . . — — Map (db m160957) HM
On South Mill Road at Casey Road, on the right when traveling south on South Mill Road.
This Mill Dam was built in
1840
and on this site stood the first
flouring mill in Dryden Township
They were built by the Maynard
Brothers who did an Extensive
Business until the Year 1870
That year the Mill was . . . — — Map (db m179816) HM
On Casey Road at Valley View, on the right when traveling west on Casey Road.
Major General George Owen Squier (1865-1934) was a noted soldier and scientist. Graduating from West Point in 1887, he subsequently led the United States Signal Corps. He was also Chief of the Army Air Service during World War I and military attaché . . . — — Map (db m179818) HM
On Main Street near Mill Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Ladies Library Association was established in 1871 to provide reading material at a small cost to the community. In the beginning the association only allowed married women to be members and charged an annual fee of one dollar. The women of the . . . — — Map (db m109815) HM
On Main Street near East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
The coming of the railroad in 1870 was pivotal
to Imlay City's founding and economic progression.
Imlay City's original wooden depot was built in
1870 for the Port Huron and Lake Michigan
Railroad, and contained separate waiting rooms
for men . . . — — Map (db m182976) HM
On Depot Drive near North Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Grand Trunk Railroad Depot
The Port Huron & Lake Michigan Railroad, later the Grand Trunk Western, arrived here in 1870. The first depot burned in 1917, and makeshift quarters served for a decade. This depot was built in 1927, . . . — — Map (db m195612) HM
On West 1st Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling west on West 1st Street.
Grettenberger Field was constructed in 1935-1936, in the midst of the Great Depression, under the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) jobs creation program. It originally included a grandstand, ice skating rink, and football field. Baseball . . . — — Map (db m179819) HM
On North Main Street at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Dedicated August 1, 2008
By Artists: Arla Slogar and Linda Dyball
Sponsored by the Imlay City DDA and a generous grant from Four County Community Foundation
Charles Palmer
The mural depicts Charles Palmer, founder of Imlay . . . — — Map (db m195084) HM
On North Almont Avenue at West 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Almont Avenue.
"Dedicated to"
The Glory of God
and in honor of
the men and women
of this community
who served and died in
"World War I and II"
Korean War
1950-1955
Lee, James F
LePard, Gerald
Wagenshutz, James
Vietnam War
1964-1975 Gregson, . . . — — Map (db m211265) WM
On East 3rd Street at Bancroft Street, on the right when traveling east on East 3rd Street.
This building was used as the Imlay Township Hall and Library until 1985 when a new facility was built across from the township cemetery on Fairgrounds Road for township offices. The building then remained the Imlay Township Library until 1989. . . . — — Map (db m182978) HM
On North Main Street at Depot Drive, on the left when traveling south on North Main Street.
This ornamental iron gate graced the entrance of the Imlay Township Cemetery as early as 1850. It is the finest example of early blacksmithing with every piece hand forged and hammered into shape by the craftsman on his anvil. In 2013 the gate was . . . — — Map (db m195318) HM
On East 3rd Street west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Dr. David V. Yerex built this building in 1882 as a carriage
and wagon repository. It was the first door west of what was then
Dan McGillis' Bancroft Hotel.
Dr. Yerex came to this area about 1860 and for a time was
employed by his uncle, James . . . — — Map (db m182855) HM
On Main Street near North Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
These roses honor the legacy of the
women who made history on our
Home Front during WWII.
They are a living
memorial to inspire
future generations. — — Map (db m218090) WM
On West Nepessing Street at North Court Street, on the right when traveling east on West Nepessing Street.
Set off by Gov. Cass in 1822, this county took its name from the French La Pierre, a translation of the Indian name for the Flint River. Settlers began to arrive in 1828. The county seat, founded in 1831, was also named Lapeer. Organization . . . — — Map (db m101532) HM
On West Nepessing Street at North Court Street, on the right when traveling east on West Nepessing Street.
One of the 10 oldest in the United States
1846
Court sessions have been held in this
building each year since its first
owner, Lapeer pioneer judge
Alvin N. Hart, held court here in
April 1847
Presented by
the Michigan State Society . . . — — Map (db m198366) HM
On West Nepessing Street at North Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on West Nepessing Street.
Founded in 1859, the Lapeer Ladies Library Association gathered the community's first collection of books for lending. The popularity of the collection led the Carnegie Foundation to offer $10,000 to build a public library in 1916. In part through . . . — — Map (db m101536) HM
Near West Nepessing Street at North Washington Street.
Born in 1899, Lapeer native Marguerite deAngeli was a significant author and illustrator of 20th century children's literature. In 1950, she was awarded the Newberry Medal for The Door in the Wall, and was one of the first inductees into the . . . — — Map (db m101535) HM
On West Nepessing Street at North Court Street on West Nepessing Street.
The Michigan Legislature passed a bill in 1913 authorizing sterilization of mentally impaired persons confined in public institutions, even over the objections of a parent or guardian. The law was adopted to prevent those so confined from ever . . . — — Map (db m101533) HM
On North Main Street (State Highway 24) at State Street on North Main Street.
Lapeer lumberman Columbus Tuttle and his second wife, Linda, had this Queen Anne house built around 1890. Tuttle's planing mill provided lumber for the county's earliest homes and businesses. After lumbering declined during the 1880s, Tuttle's mills . . . — — Map (db m101537) HM
Near Diehl Road south of Pratt Road (County Highway 62), on the right when traveling south.
In the 1960s, Doris Sutherland had a vision, to preserve this land as a sanctuary. This property, adjacent to the Sutherland family farm on Pratt Road, had been a working farm and logged for a century. Doris and a handful of volunteers planted . . . — — Map (db m206421) HM
On Huron Street (Michigan Route 90) at Saginaw Street, on the right when traveling east on Huron Street.
Pioneer Bank was founded in 1885 as a state bank, and reorganized in 1889. President Frederick Howard, Vice President Albert Sholes and Cashier Charles W. Ballard were bank officers. In 1903 this lot was purchased from Sholes, and soon after the . . . — — Map (db m179788) HM
