On Cash Road, 0.4 miles north of Elk Creek Road, on the right when traveling north.
Named after early settler Edward Cash, the village of Cash was founded in 1851. In 1868, seven Cash residents voted to found Watertown Township to govern and serve the quickly growing area. Each man who voted held at least one township post. In . . . — — Map (db m154388) HM
Near Germania Road south of Bay City Forestville Road, on the right when traveling south.
Archaeologists have studied the Sanilac Petroglyphs site since the 1920s. They have recorded these carvings through drawings, photographs and plaster casts, and excavated in the area around the rock outcrop.
Stone tools and pottery found . . . — — Map (db m211153) HM
Near Germania Road south of Bay City Forestville Road, on the right when traveling south.
Written On Stone
Ezhibiigaadek asin represents the collective memory of the Great Lakes Anishinabek (Original People) ancestors. Throughout the Anishinabek aboriginal territory, certain areas were used for ceremony. These areas were sought . . . — — Map (db m211150) HM
On South Germania Road south of Bay City Forestville Road, on the right when traveling south.
Cattail/Apakweshkway
Michigan Indians wove floor mats for their lodges from cattail leaves and insulated their moccasins and clothing with cattail down. They mixed cattail down with coyote fat to soothe smallpox sores. The flammability of . . . — — Map (db m211600) HM
On South Germania Road, 0.5 miles south of Bay City Forestville Road, on the right when traveling south.
For thousands of years, people worldwide have carved images in stone (petroglyphs) to honor their ancestors, record teachings and mark important places and events. Within the last 1,500 years, Native people carved more than 100 petroglyphs on the . . . — — Map (db m211143) HM
Near Germania Road south of Bay City Forestville Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Sanilac Petroglyphs are carved into an outcrop of a type of rock known as the Marshall Sandstone. About 340 million years ago, this area was a river delta. Sand, mud and lime deposited by the water hardened to form the Marshall Sandstone. . . . — — Map (db m211147) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 90) 0.1 miles west of James Street, on the right when traveling west.
Published under the motto “Our Community is our Hive. The Rights of the People, our Queen” The Brown City Bee debuted on January 23, 1891. Owner James A. Menzies named the newspaper for the “business-like fellow” who ensures “that matters are . . . — — Map (db m179820) HM
On 2nd Street at John Street, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street.
In 1884 the first school in this area was established on the Hughson farm site. About halfway through the 1886 school term, that building burned. The term was completed in a blacksmith shop. Before the year was out, however, a frame school had been . . . — — Map (db m179791) HM
On Main Street (Michigan Route 90) near South Marys Street, on the right when traveling west.
In Honor
And Memory Of Those Veterans
From The Brown City Area Who
Perished While Serving In The
U.S. Armed Forces Defending
Our Great Nation. May Their
Courage Be Remembered Always. — — Map (db m182485) WM
On East Chandler Street (Michigan Route 46) near Maynard Road, on the right when traveling west.
Carsonville's high school building was located at this
site and served area students from 1917 to 1975 at which
time a new high school opened two miles east of the village. While.
the building was razed in 1990, the following year four new . . . — — Map (db m212456) HM
On South Maynard Street near Sanilac Road (Michigan Route 46).
Lived in Carsonville for 54 years
He loved this town
Member of the Lions Club for 36 years
He was inspired to help with the planning and building of this park along with members of the Club
He received the Melvin Jones Award 1995
Citizen . . . — — Map (db m212458) HM
On Peck Road (Michigan Route 90) 0.3 miles east of Brown Road, on the right when traveling west.
This handsome building was the first church erected in Buel Township. Known as the Buel United Methodist Church, it was dedicated on December 3, 1882. The founding trustees were Robert Jolley, David Chewings, Halver Hulverson, Nicholas Van Natter, . . . — — Map (db m154386) HM
Near Maple Street, 0.1 miles west of North Howard Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This suspension footbridge over the Black River was built in 1905 using cables provided by Michigan Sugar Company. It was constructed to provide convenient access to the popular River Bend Park from the east and as a more direct route for workers to . . . — — Map (db m89441) HM
In 1848 Thomas and Margaret Spencer
Matthews came to Worth Township
from Ontario, Canada, following other
farm families who migrated from
Upper Canada to Michigan. Matthews's
grandfather, Thomas Elmes Matthews. I
a Loyalist during the . . . — — Map (db m212475) HM
On North Howard Avenue at Maple Street, on the right when traveling north on North Howard Avenue.
This picturesque cobblestone building constructed in 1898 serves as the Croswell chapel of the Trinity Episcopal Church. Its interior features wooden arches and a rood screen between the nave and the chancel. This structure formerly called Christ . . . — — Map (db m88855) HM
The tug Sport, one of the nation’s earliest steel-hulled vessels, was built for lumber and steel entrepreneur Eber Brock Ward in 1873 by the Wyandotte Iron Ship Building Works in Wyandotte, Michigan. For forty-seven years the tug towed, . . . — — Map (db m174902) HM
On Huron Avenue (State Highway 90) near Main Street (State Highway 25), on the right when traveling east.
Side 1 Jeremiah Jenks and John L. Woods built the Cadillac House hotel in the Italianate style in 1860. The business opened on July 4 of that year with great fanfare, including songs from the Lexington Glee Club, a parade, dinner and dancing. . . . — — Map (db m204024) HM
On Simons Street near Main Street (Michigan Route 25), on the left when traveling east.
Charles H. Moore & Albert E. Sleeper House
Built 1859
Is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Building #85000064 — — Map (db m212441) HM
On Huron Avenue (Michigan Route 90) near Main Street (Michigan Route 25).
This handsome building was constructed in 1859 by Sanilac
County's first lawyer, John Devine, and served as his law office
until the end of the 19th century. It was then remodeled to
become the library for the village of Lexington and opened . . . — — Map (db m212418) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles north of Huron Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The village of Lexington and the local Masonic Lodge combined their efforts and finances to build this three-story Italianate structure in 1876. The village owned the first two floors (the fire department and the opera house); the Masons, the third . . . — — Map (db m41200) HM
On Simons Street, 0.2 miles east of Michigan Highway 25.
He walked our streets as an old captain patrols the deck of his ship-with a weathered affection and an iron sense of responsibility. His compassion and wit were legend. His belief in community inspired us all. No captain ever gave more of himself, . . . — — Map (db m89378)
On State Highway 90 at State Highway 25, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 90.
The first white settlers came to Lexington in 1834 so it was appropriate that the village was the center of the Sesquicentennial Celebration honoring Sanilac County July 4-8th, 1984.
A spectacular parade and fireworks commemorated the Fourth, . . . — — Map (db m88821) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 25) at Hubbard Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This tall stately Gothic Style church with its elegant wood interior was built in 1874 during Sanilac County's great lumbering era. The Reverend A. B. Flower came to Lexington as a missionary in 1869 and started this congregation known as the Church . . . — — Map (db m41205) HM
On Main Street (Michigan Route 53) at Vail Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The first twenty-five miles of track for the Port Huron and Northwestern Railroad opened from Port Huron to Croswell in 1879. Marlette citizens lured the railroad by raising $15,000 toward construction of the tracks. The line extended from Saginaw . . . — — Map (db m154436) HM
On Kilgour Street east of South Van Dyke Road (Michigan Route 53), on the right when traveling east.
Methodism in Marlette dates back to 1851 when the first religious sermon in the county was delivered for the Methodist Society. In 1858 the Methodist Episcopalians organized as a church. Their first minister, the Reverend D. W. Hammond, came to . . . — — Map (db m154455) HM
On Main Street (Michigan Route 53) south of Ervin Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1914 the Marlette Research Club, composed of women in the community, decided to build a public library for Marlette. The club contacted the Carnegie Corporation for a grant to build the library. In compliance with the Carnegie Corporation’s . . . — — Map (db m154435) HM
Near South Ridge Street (State Highway 25) 0.5 miles south of Main Street (State Highway 46).
The Williams was lost in 1863 while carrying a cargo of coal. One of the earliest shipwrecks in the area, she lies in 84 feet of water. The wreck was discovered in 1957 when a commercial fisherman's nets became entangled on an obstruction in the . . . — — Map (db m98913) HM
On South Ridge Street, 0.5 miles south of Main Street (Michigan Route 46).
This chink and mortar log cabin
originally stood northwest
of Deckerville in a region of the
county called Burgitville,
or Houndtown, as everyone
in the area owned hound dogs.
Built after the fire of 1881,
it now houses our
Native . . . — — Map (db m212468) HM
On State Highway 25, 0.5 miles south of State Highway 46, on the right when traveling south.
This Second Empire style mansion was built in the 1870s by Doctor Joseph Loop. A native of New York, Loop moved to Oakland County, Michigan, in 1843. He and his wife, Jane Gardner Loop pioneered this land in Sanilac County in 1854, and after . . . — — Map (db m88892) HM
On State Highway M at milepost 25 near State Highway 46, on the right when traveling north.
The Sanilac Masonic Lodge was organized in 1868. In 1883 lodge members and township officials agreed to build a combined township and Masonic hall on land donated by Christopher Odfield, a Mason. The foundation was built with three-foot-thick walls . . . — — Map (db m88861) HM
On South Ridge Street (State Highway 25) 0.5 miles south of Main Street (State Highway 46). Reported missing.
The Museum Church was moved here in 2005 from Forestville. Built in the late 1800's, our Museum Church served as a store, a meat market and a tavern before becoming a German Church in 1921. — — Map (db m98919) HM
Near South Ridge Street (State Highway 25) 0.5 miles south of Main Street (State Highway 46). Reported missing.
This turn-of-the-century mercantile features shelves filled with household items that would have been found in a store of this era. The postal unit is from Argyle, Michigan, and was originally established in 1876. — — Map (db m98918) HM
Near South Ridge Street (Michigan Route 25) 0.5 miles south of Main Street.
Dating from the early 1900's, our
general store is half exhibit /
half gift shop. The display
includes vintage merchandise, a
classic cash register, and the
original Argyle, Michigan postal
unit. Old fashioned toys, candy
and books on local . . . — — Map (db m212462) HM
On South Ridge Street, 0.5 miles south of Main Street (Michigan Route 46).
This Crib barn, c. 1850, was built before the two
major forest fires in the Thumb of 1871 and 1881.
The Barn was owned (and believed to have been
built) by Charles Decker, who also founded the
Village of Deckerville in the late 1860's.
The . . . — — Map (db m212469) HM
Near South Ridge Street, 0.5 miles south of Main Street (Michigan Route 46).
1878 - "Our Little White Church” has a
colorful history. In 1878 it started as a
saloon in Forestville at the corner of
11th St.(Big Gully) and Cedar St.
1920 - It became the home of the
German Evangelical Unity Congregation
of . . . — — Map (db m212466) HM
Near South Lakeshore Road (State Highway 25) 1 mile E. Washington Road.
Sudden tragedy struck the Great Lakes on November 9, 1913, when a storm, whose equal veteran sailors could not recall, left in its wake death and destruction. The grim toll was 235 seamen drowned, ten ships sunk, and more than twenty others driven . . . — — Map (db m154099) HM
Near South Ridge Street, 0.5 miles south of Main Street (Michigan Route 46).
This traditional 1920's lakefront cottage features
Greek revival columns,
trap door-type windows
in the gables and an unusual
fireplace made entirley
of beach stone. — — Map (db m212467) HM
On Main Street at Oldfield Lane, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
The outer breakwaters and harbor basin were constructed in 1951 by
the U. S. Army. Corps of Engineers, with state financial participation.
The public docking facilities were provided through the cooperation of
the Village of Port Sanilac and the . . . — — Map (db m239289) HM
On South Lake Street at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north on South Lake Street.
• Built in 1886 by the US Lighthouse Establishment
• First lit October 20, 1886 as a fixed-white light
• 4th Order Fresnel lens fueled by kerosene, visible 15 statue miles
• Octagonal brick tower has a focal plane of 52 feet above the ground . . . — — Map (db m239238) HM
On Cedar Street near South Lake Street, on the right when traveling east.
When "Screw Steamers" or "Propellers" first appeared
on the Great Lakes in the 1840's they quickly
became the most efficient form of transportation.
These ships were not only faster than sailing vessels
they also had more compact machinery . . . — — Map (db m239958) HM
On Main Street at Oldfield Lane, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
This anchor was recovered from the steamer "North Star" by diver John Steele, of Waukegan, Illinois, in
the summer of 1972 and donated to the Port Sanilac Harbor. The "North Star" was a steel propeller
driven package freighter built February 12, . . . — — Map (db m239290) HM
On Sanilac Road (State Highway 19) at Lexington Street, on the right when traveling west on Sanilac Road.
Dedicated to those of Sanilac County who served in World War II Korea Vietnam
and other Presidential declarations involving our Armed Forces — — Map (db m238792) WM
