On North State Street (State Highway 81), on the right when traveling east.
This two-story Italianate commercial building was erected in 1879. One of the first brick buildings on Caro's main street, the structure was built by businessman and philanthropist Charles Montague as a bank and general store. When the building was . . . — — Map (db m101622) HM
On North State Street at East Sherman Street, on the right when traveling north on North State Street.
This tree, as a yearling transplant, was grown by the staff at Michigan State University. It was planted in 1955 by the Tuscola County Extension Service to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Michigan State University. — — Map (db m255034) HM
On East Sherman Street at North State Street, on the right when traveling south on East Sherman Street.
This captivating piece, painted by artist Kevin Burdick in 2024, honors two pivotal figures in Caro's history-Peter Bush and Ashdonquit-set against the serene backdrop of the Cass River. Their daring journey and unwavering determination played a . . . — — Map (db m307824) HM
On South State Street (State Highway 81) at South Almer Street, on the right when traveling south on South State Street.
On this site at the Hotel Montague, the first meeting of the Caro Rotary Club was held on October 9, 1925. Twenty businessmen gathered for the charter meeting of the Caro Rotary Club.
Rotary is an international organization that spans the . . . — — Map (db m101623) HM
On North Almer Street at West Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling north on North Almer Street.
Twelve persons organized the First Presbyterian Church of Caro in December 1878. The Reverend Edward P. Clark, the Presbyterian minister at Vassar, conducted the organizational meeting with the assistance of the Reverend R.P. Shaw of Bedford, . . . — — Map (db m101632) HM
On South Almer Street, on the left when traveling south.
The beet sugar industry in Michigan began growing rapidly in the late nineteenth century. The declining lumber industry had cleared thousands of acres of land suitable for the cultivation of sugar beets. In 1897 farmers were encouraged further to . . . — — Map (db m101628) HM
On South Almer Street at Joy Street, on the left when traveling south on South Almer Street.
This skillfully designed board and batten Gothic Revival church, first served local Episcopalians in 1880. The congregation had been formed in 1871, the year the town was incorporated. During the 1870s Caro grew to be a major commerce center for the . . . — — Map (db m101616) HM
On North State Sreet (State Highway 81), on the right when traveling east.
The Tuscola County Advertiser began publishing on August 21, 1868. The city's oldest surviving business establishment, it was founded by Henry G. Chapin, a native of Conesus, New York. Chapin edited and published the paper for twelve years. . . . — — Map (db m101614) HM
On North State Street (State Highway 81) at East Sherman Street, on the right when traveling east on North State Street.
Peter DeWitt Bush (1818-1913), the second permanent resident of the village of Caro, donated this site for the county courthouse square in 1866. Then he, along with two other pioneer settlers, moved an old frame church to the site to serve as the . . . — — Map (db m101635) HM
Near South Almer Street at East Congress Street. Reported missing.
On March 11, 1882, thirty-three years after the nation's first state fair was held in Detroit, the Tuscola County Fair was organized as the Caro District Agricultural Association. On September 19-22, 1882, the fair hosted its first agricultural, . . . — — Map (db m160824) HM
On East Sherman Street at North State Street when traveling west on East Sherman Street.
Dedicated to the men and women of Tuscola County who answered their country's call and served in the armed forces of the United States in war and peace. Patriots all. — — Map (db m255035) WM
