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Six small Michigan towns once depended on two intersecting railroad routes. This Southern Thumb history hub brings together Michigan Moments videos, rare photographs and supporting articles about Marlette, Clifford, North Branch, Mayville, Kingston and Silverwood, tracing their shift from lumber settlements to farm communities today.
Michigan projections show large solar farms providing more than 80% of expected solar and wind growth, with major developments proposed across the Thumb.
Historic photographs trace Sandusky, Michigan, from its lumber-era roots into a busy county seat shaped by railroads, agriculture and local commerce. The account follows two depots, grain elevators, downtown hotels, the 1915 courthouse fire and the unusual Practical Institute of Pharmacy class photographed in 1929.
he History of Forestville Michigan comes alive through rare photographs and vintage postcards that capture the village’s days as a thriving Lake Huron lumber port. Follow the rise of its docks, mills, businesses, and waterfront before changing times reshaped this small Michigan community.
Did you know that in the 1920s, the Red Cross provided essential health care services to Michigan’s rural Thumb region? Even in those days, the Red Cross was dedicated to reaching communities in need with creativity and determination.
Brown City began as a railroad station in 1879 and quickly grew into a farm and shipping hub for Michigan’s Thumb region. Railroads, grain elevators, and later motorhome manufacturing shaped the town’s unusual history.
McGregor, Michigan, grew from one settler’s homestead into a vital Thumb-region railroad town. From its grain elevator to its one-room schoolhouse, McGregor Michigan history tells a timeless story of connection, community, and change.
The history of Minden City, Michigan reflects the story of small-town life in the Thumb. From farming and railroads to Main Street businesses, this village shaped Sanilac County.
