The city of St. Clair gets its name from Lake St. Clair,
named by Father Louis Hennepin for the celebrated
thirteenth century St. Clare of Assisi. Her feast
day coincided with the discovery of the lake by
La Salle and his party on their voyage . . . — — Map (db m213954) HM
Stewart Farm. This is likely the oldest farm
complex on Harsens Island. Harvey
Stewart, a brewery and distillery
owner from New York State, came to
the Michigan Territory in 1810. He
served as a guide and messenger to
General William . . . — — Map (db m233529) HM
With the metro Detrolit area growing, a new Lake Huron water intake and treatment plant was needed to serve both the Detroit and Flint areas. In 1968,
the Detroit Metro Water Department began a massive $125 million project of digging a water . . . — — Map (db m235474) HM
After the Civil War, many counties around the country established farms that would provide temporary homes for returning soldiers. In St. Clair County, there was also a need for out-of-work people with seasonal jobs like sailors and lumbermen. . . . — — Map (db m312338) HM
The St. Clair River is part of the connecting channels between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. It is a 40 mile strait that flows south from Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair. The river serves as a navigational passage as well as an ecosystem for a great . . . — — Map (db m124058) HM
The St. Clair River is part of the connecting channels between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. It is a 40 mile strait that flows south from Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair. The river serves as a navigational passage as well as an ecosystem for a great . . . — — Map (db m124059) HM
Dr. Isaac Mudge was born in Blenheim, Ontario in 1822. Isaac later married Abigail Wanch at Canning, Ontario in 1841. Shortly after they were married, the couple moved to Kimball Township, Michigan. Isaac and Abigail had 12 children. Two of . . . — — Map (db m312345) HM
Native American burial grounds once paralleled much of the waterfront between present-day Pine Grove Park, one mile south of here and Lakeside Beach about two miles north.
William Lee Jenks, who published a history of St. Clair County in 1912, . . . — — Map (db m256980) HM
Revolutionary War Captain James Piggot commanded a military company of Pennsylvania Regulators in the battle of Brandywine against British General Cornwallis. After giving up his military commission, Piggot and his family traveled down the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m298904) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
