In 1833 eleven people established the First Congregational Church of Grand Blanc. The congregation, which held its early services in homes and, later, schoolhouses built their first house of worship in 1855. They replaced it with this modest red . . . — — Map (db m179796) HM
At the close of the nineteenth century, many rural Michigan school districts were in crisis as people left farms for the city and industrial jobs. A 1903 state law authorized consolidation of districts and provided for public transportation to . . . — — Map (db m179803) HM
Simeon Perry Farmstead In 1826 Simeon Perry (1804-1880) came to this area with his father, Edmund, a cousin, Roland, and his sister, Eliza. They built a log house. Then Edmund and Eliza returned to Avon, New York, to bring the rest of the family . . . — — Map (db m179804) HM
The Buick Open
One year after Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club opened in 1957, Waldo McNaught used his unique position as club president and public relations director of the Buick Motor Division of the General Motors Corporation (GM) to . . . — — Map (db m135748) HM
In 1894, William Ray Perry built this house on the farm that was purchased by his father in 1829. The Queen Anne house displays Eastlake ornamentation. Perry’s forebearers had arrived in New England in 1650. In 1825 Edmund Perry, William’s . . . — — Map (db m179807) HM
Jonathan Davison (1795-1865), a native of Livingston County, New York, purchased 160 acres of land here in 1831. His son, John W. Davison, a farmer and carpenter, completed the rear portion of the present structure in 1855. He enlarged it to its . . . — — Map (db m179801) HM
As Americans settled the wilderness areas of Michigan, religious services were often the first community concern. Beginning in 1831, traveling preachers visited this area, holding revival and prayer meetings, and starting new congregations. One of . . . — — Map (db m179798) HM
Projected for the transportation of troops and munitions of war between the forts at Detroit and Mackinac in the Territory of Michigan. Also for an inducement to settlers.
The road from Detroit to "Saginaw River and Bay" was authorized by . . . — — Map (db m242365) HM
