Center Avenue presents one of the most spectacular displays of late nineteenth and early twentieth century residential architecture in Michigan. Between 1870 and 1940 Bay City's prominent citizens favored Center Avenue as "the" place to live. Early . . . — — Map (dbm33961) HM
Center Avenue presents one of the most spectacular displays of late nineteenth and early twentieth century residential architecture in Michigan. Between 1870 and 1940 Bay City´s prominent citizens favored Center Avenue as "the" place to live. Early . . . — — Map (dbm161001) HM
Charles came to Bay City in 1864 from Ithaca, NY, to work for sawmill owners Henry Sage and John McGraw, eventually buying the Bay City Dredging Co. His home's architecture is Shavian Manorial, a Queen Anne/Tudor Revival style named after the . . . — — Map (dbm33909) HM
Before the advent of the World Wide Web, indeed even before the advent of telephones and automobiles, it was the railroad that kept us connected. Communities to communities. Businesses to customers. People to one another. Americans to their . . . — — Map (dbm131789) HM
Side 1 In 1848, James G. Birney and his wife led Bay City's earliest Presbyterian services in a schoolhouse. Birney, an elder in the church, twice ran unsuccessfully for president on the antislavery ticket. The Reverend Lucius Root organized . . . — — Map (dbm33696) HM
The introduction of chicory into Bay County, at the beginning of the twentieth century brought a ___ industry into the area and provided the farmers with a profitable cash crop. Chicory was a popular beverage in Europe at the time. The chicory root, . . . — — Map (dbm180656) HM
Frankenlust One of four colonies in Michigan settled by people from Franconia, Germany, Frankenlust was founded by Pastor Ferdinand Sievers and fourteen immigrants who established Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in June 1848. On July . . . — — Map (dbm138097) HM
George began as a laborer in his father James' lumber business, eventually managing what became Shearer Brothers when his brother James B. joined the firm. The lumber, real estate and insurance company operated out of the Shearer Brothers Block at . . . — — Map (dbm131779) HM
A tribute to Gold Star Families and Relatives who sacrificed a Loved One for our Freedom. Family - Patriot - Homeland - Sacrifice Michigan Gold Star Families Memorial Monument The monument is in tribute to and honors Michigan families . . . — — Map (dbm255470) WM
This 9-inch Dahlgren Cannon is a true replica of those in place at Battery Park from the early 1900s to 1942. The originals were part of the arsenal aboard the USS Hartford, the flagship of Rear Admiral David G. Farragut. During the Civil . . . — — Map (dbm182351) HM
(Side 1) In 1926 the Bay City Chamber of Commerce recognized the economic benefits that could be derived from a local airport. That year the chamber decided to build one and dedicate it to Bay City men killed during World War I. The . . . — — Map (dbm180636) HM
This plaque is issued by the Historical Society of Michigan in recognition of Keit’s Florist founded in 1856 for more than 100 years of continuous operation in service to the people of Michigan and for contributing to the economic growth and . . . — — Map (dbm131787) HM
Madonna became known as the 'Queen of Pop' after moving to New York, signing with Sire Records, and releasing a string of hit singles, albums, and music videos. Her works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have . . . — — Map (dbm255457) HM
A medicine wheel is an ancient symbol respected by Native American people of North and South America to teach the interconnectedness of life. In the Native American tradition, a medicine wheel is a circle divided into four sections each . . . — — Map (dbm255452) HM
The Midland Street Commercial District comprises fifty buildings in a four-block area that was the business hub of West Bay City. Prior to 1830 the area was occupied by Sauk and Chippewa Indians. In response to depleted eastern timberlands resulting . . . — — Map (dbm163221) HM
Spend some time wandering around Bay City and you'll notice a few names appearing time and time again...on buildings, streets and parks. Some identify the person responsible without a hint of their accomplishments. Others reflect the early . . . — — Map (dbm182354) HM
Established in 1847, the Ogaukawning Indian Mission, the first church in present-day Bay County, served Chippewa Indians at the nearby ka*wkawlin settlement. First ministered by Methodist missionaries, it soon came under Indian trusteeship and still . . . — — Map (dbm182297) HM
This boulder is erected to the memory of O-Ge-Ma Ke-Ga-To Chief Speaker of the Chippewas Born about 1794,; elected chief, 1815; spoke at treaty, 1819; spoke before Congress, 1837; died, 1840 First buried on property now known . . . — — Map (dbm180642) HM
Rotary International is a worldwide association of business professionals and community leaders dedicated to service above self and guided by the principles of truth, fairness, charity, and compassion. Paul Percy Harris (1868-1947) founded the . . . — — Map (dbm255480) HM
In service of our country Army Bernard Frasik Dec 17 -1915 • Angus White Dec 20 • Carl Alman Jun 17-1916 • Edward Deska Jun 17 • David Lonie Sep 16 • Ray Meeks Jun 4-1917 • Edward Secor Jun 26 • Otto Wuerthner Dec 12 • Stanley Powlak . . . — — Map (dbm255460) WM
Henry W. Sage (1814-1897) founded the village of Wenona (later West Bay City) in 1863. A merchant and philanthropist, he was also a founder of the Sage, McGraw and Company sawmill. In 1881 he donated property, building funds and $10,000 for books to . . . — — Map (dbm163167) HM
This bay derives its name from the Sauk Indians who once dwelt by its shores. Adrien Jolliet, on his voyage down Lake Huron’s western shore in 1669, first made it known to the white man. In the late 1800's an immense lumber industry flourished in . . . — — Map (dbm182360) HM
123 ► Michigan, Bay County, Bay City — Sara Brooks Clark — Saginaw, Michigan Dichotomy, stoneware and mixed media — Art around the City —
Sara Brooks Clark received her B.F.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois in the Spring of 1989. In 1991, she earned an M.F.A. in ceramics from Ohio University. Clark has been working as the studio art technician and as an . . . — — Map (dbm255462) HM
St. Joseph was the first Catholic parish in the Saginaw Valley when it was founded in 1850-51 by missionary Joseph Kindekens. Dedicated on March 19, 1911, this building is the third to serve St. Joseph. During the late nineteenth century St. Joseph . . . — — Map (dbm162342) HM
St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church In the second half of the nineteenth century, Polish refugees who escaped Prussian domination settled in Bay City. In 1874 they formed a society under the patronage of Saint Stanislaus Kostka of . . . — — Map (dbm161004) HM
Fascinated by music, his vocal and instrumental talents were brought to the attention of Berry Gordy Jr. who signed him to Motown in 1962 and renamed him Little Stevie Wonder. His first #1 single, "Fingertips Pt. 2," was released in 1963, and he . . . — — Map (dbm255477) HM
During the 1870s, Swedish immigrants arrived in Bay County. By 1880 many Swedes had settled in West Bay City. In October of that year, fifty people organized the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Sion Church, affiliated with the Augustana Synod. A year . . . — — Map (dbm163096) HM
Historic photographs show two traffic control shacks located on Center Avenue east and west of the railroad tracks that ran down what is now Jefferson Avenue. These hexagon-shaped buildings housed guardsmen when trains left or arrived at the F & PM . . . — — Map (dbm182352) HM
Trinity ChurchTrinity Church grew from a small group of settlers served by Episcopal missionaries beginning around 1842. Church records credit William and Ann Fitzhugh with founding the church. On March 4, 1854, fourteen people, led by the . . . — — Map (dbm33912) HM
This 13-inch mortar cannon is a true replica of those in place at Battery Park from the early 1900s to 1942. The originals were thought to be part of the Confederate arsenal at Fort Sumter, which is recognized as the official beginning of the . . . — — Map (dbm182353) HM
Barbara Walworth is a lifelong resident of Michigan, currently living in Saginaw. She has enjoyed her roles as wife, mother, nurse, horsewoman, animal lover, and traveler. She had never painted until a friend asked her to attend a watercolor . . . — — Map (dbm255456) HM
St. John Evangelical Lutheran German missionary Pastor Ferdinand Sievers organized St. John Church in June 1852 to serve a colony of German migrants, some fleeing the turmoil that followed the European revolutions of 1848. Initially, the church . . . — — Map (dbm180379) HM
Steven Parkhurst is an artist working out of his Flat Frog Studio in Midland, Michigan. He works in oil painting and digital manipulation of iPhone photography. He has taught ceramics, beginning drawing, and advanced critique at the Midland . . . — — Map (dbm255461) HM
In 1894 William Jennison, a yachtsman for fifty years, founded the Bay City Boating and Fishing Club. The first clubhouse, located on the Saginaw River, was moved across the ice to this site around 1902. A larger, stylish building was soon erected. . . . — — Map (dbm163334) HM
The first successful beet sugar factory in Michigan was built in 1898 by the Michigan Sugar Company on Woodside Avenue in Essexville. A year later the Bay City Sugar Company built a competing factory across the street. The two plants merged in 1903 . . . — — Map (dbm163255) HM
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