This replica of a turn of the century interurban rail waiting station is built on the former right of way of the D.U.R. - the Detroit Urban Railway. The D.U.R. was one of two interurban lines found in Grass Lake from about 1890 to the mid-1920's. . . . — — Map (db m211989) HM
Grass Lake
The first settlers arrived in Grass Lake in 1829. Two years later a post office, the second in Jackson County, opened at the settlement. In 1832 Grass Lake Township was created; the current boundaries were established in 1836. . . . — — Map (db m55223) HM
1914 1954
To commemorate the service and
sacrifice of the men and women
of Grass Lake Community in
the Armed Forces of our country
in World War I, World War II
and the Korean Conflict
Vietnam War
Lebanon/Grenada - Panama
Gulf . . . — — Map (db m211990) WM
Pioneers in the 1830's by the tens of thousands traveled west over the Territorial Road (roughly parallel to I-94). Many of them stopped in the Jackson area to take up land. Jackson County was named after Andrew Jackson and organized in 1832. The . . . — — Map (db m86567) HM
Built in 1866, at a cost of $60,000, the Union Block (later referred to as the Beaman Block) was the largest business block in Grass Lake. During its lifetime, it was a hotel, a sanatorium for mineral water cure, a town hall, a carriage factory, . . . — — Map (db m211986) HM
The Central Railroad (later named the Michigan Central Railroad or MCRR) came through Grass Lake in 1842. When the stone depot was built in 1887, the original wooden station was tom down. Located at 210 E. Michigan Ave., this railroad station . . . — — Map (db m226821) HM
The August 13, 1908, edition of the Grass Lake News headline read, "Sports Day An Assured Fact." The article goes on to say, "At a meeting of a number of business men at the town hall to consider the matter of holding a Sports Day in Grass Lake, . . . — — Map (db m226825) HM
1908 School Photograph (High School & Lower Grades) The Grass Lake Union School was built in 1863-64, the cast addition was added in 1867. The 1959-60 school year was the final time that it was used, and it was torn down in June & July 1960. . . . — — Map (db m226823) HM
Michigan Central's 4-4-0 locomotive #6 was built in 1877. It was renumbered to #156 in 1897. MCRR locomotive #6 was rebuilt and modernized in October 1902 and retired in 1922. The steep ramp in the background was constructed so that horse-drawn . . . — — Map (db m226820) HM
On Sept. 24, 1898, Barney Toufel bought the lot on which John Askew's brick blacksmith shop stood. He then
tore it down and built the building called the Well Block. Known as the Well Block because of its adjacency to
the public well; the . . . — — Map (db m226827) HM
