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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.
Silverwood began as Easy, became Rollo, then took its lasting name in 1892. Rail service, local businesses, churches and farm families shaped this small Tuscola County community.
In 1866, two men paddled a canoe from Vassar to Caro carrying the official government records that would settle a heated dispute over the location of…
If you search a Michigan road map for the prison-heavy landscape of Kingstown, Michigan, you will likely end up in a quiet farming community in…
The History of Deford Michigan comes alive through rare early 1900s photos showing the depot, Bruce Block, post office, hotel, school, grain elevator and Standard Condensed Milk Co. plant. Together, they show how a small Tuscola County town became a working farm and rail hub.
This Michigan Moments video looks at Fairgrove, Michigan, through historic postcards showing village streets, the railroad depot, grain elevator and local businesses.
The history of Cass City Michigan traces its rise from a sawmill village to a thriving Thumb town. From wide Main Streets to Nestlé’s milk plant, Cass City shaped both local and national history.
Indian Dave, a legendary Chippewa figure from Tuscola County, lived an itinerant life, trading and teaching skills to settlers. He died in 1909, aged over 100, leaving a lasting local legacy celebrated through a historical marker.
