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
The Reverend E. K. Grout, pastor of the Baptist church in China Township, also held services in St. Clair’s 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
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 church’s 66-foot clock tower with its four . . . — — Map (db m169583) HM
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
This picturesque red brick, Queen Anne style structure was erected as a residence and office for St. Mary’s 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
