The coming of the railroad in 1870 was pivotal
to Imlay City's founding and economic progression.
Imlay City's original wooden depot was built in
1870 for the Port Huron and Lake Michigan
Railroad, and contained separate waiting rooms
for men . . . — — Map (db m182976) HM
Grand Trunk Railroad Depot
The Port Huron & Lake Michigan Railroad, later the Grand Trunk Western, arrived here in 1870. The first depot burned in 1917, and makeshift quarters served for a decade. This depot was built in 1927, . . . — — Map (db m195612) HM
Grettenberger Field was constructed in 1935-1936, in the midst of the Great Depression, under the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) jobs creation program. It originally included a grandstand, ice skating rink, and football field. Baseball . . . — — Map (db m179819) HM
Dedicated August 1, 2008
By Artists: Arla Slogar and Linda Dyball
Sponsored by the Imlay City DDA and a generous grant from Four County Community Foundation
Charles Palmer
The mural depicts Charles Palmer, founder of Imlay . . . — — Map (db m195084) HM
"Dedicated to"
The Glory of God
and in honor of
the men and women
of this community
who served and died in
"World War I and II"
Korean War
1950-1955
Lee, James F
LePard, Gerald
Wagenshutz, James
Vietnam War
1964-1975 Gregson, . . . — — Map (db m211265) WM
This building was used as the Imlay Township Hall and Library until 1985 when a new facility was built across from the township cemetery on Fairgrounds Road for township offices. The building then remained the Imlay Township Library until 1989. . . . — — Map (db m182978) HM
This ornamental iron gate graced the entrance of the Imlay Township Cemetery as early as 1850. It is the finest example of early blacksmithing with every piece hand forged and hammered into shape by the craftsman on his anvil. In 2013 the gate was . . . — — Map (db m195318) HM
Dr. David V. Yerex built this building in 1882 as a carriage
and wagon repository. It was the first door west of what was then
Dan McGillis' Bancroft Hotel.
Dr. Yerex came to this area about 1860 and for a time was
employed by his uncle, James . . . — — Map (db m182855) HM
These roses honor the legacy of the
women who made history on our
Home Front during WWII.
They are a living
memorial to inspire
future generations. — — Map (db m218090) WM
