On South Riverside Avenue (Michigan Route 29) 0.2 miles south of Clinton Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Salt exploration and extraction began in St. Clair County as early as 1863. Several people tried unsuccessfully to make drilling cost-effective. Charles F. and Franklin Moore, Justin Whiting, and Mark Hopkins founded the St. Clair Rock Salt Company . . . — — Map (db m169597) HM
On South 4th Street south of Trumbull Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Reverend E. K. Grout, pastor of the Baptist church in China Township, also held services in St. Clairs log courthouse. On November 5, 1848, Grout and seven other people organized a local congregation. Around 1852 the first meeting house was . . . — — Map (db m169590) HM
On North 3rd Street at Adams Street, on the right when traveling south on North 3rd Street.
This red-brick stone-faced structure was built in 1879 by Samuel Hopkins on land donated by his son William. Founded in 1833, its congregation is the oldest continuing one in St. Clair County. The churchs 66-foot clock tower with its four . . . — — Map (db m169583) HM
On North 6th Street at Orchard Street, on the right when traveling south on North 6th Street.
In 1850 a Catholic Parish was established in St. Clair by Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, who appointed Father Lawrence Kilroy as the first resident pastor. The parish completed a modest church at the intersection of Fifth and Pine in 1853. In 1864-65, . . . — — Map (db m169522) HM
On North 6th Street at Vine Street, on the right when traveling south on North 6th Street.
This picturesque red brick, Queen Anne style structure was erected as a residence and office for St. Marys parish priests in 1886, during the pastorate of Father C. M. B. Schenkelberg. The rectory archives contain the complete sacramental records . . . — — Map (db m169524) HM
