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Fort Gratiot Township (/ ˈ ɡ r æ ʃ ɪ t / GRASH-it) [3] is a charter township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,242 at the 2020 Census . [ 4 ] It is named for Fort Gratiot , an American fort located there off and on between 1814 and 1879.
Fort Gratiot. / 42.99500°N 82.42806°W / 42.99500; -82.42806. Fort Gratiot / ˈɡræʃɪt / was an American stockade fort in Fort Gratiot, Michigan, in Saint Clair County, Michigan. The former location of the fort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Fort Gratiot Light / ˈ ɡ r æ ʃ ɪ t /, the first lighthouse in the state of Michigan, was constructed north of Fort Gratiot in 1825 by Lucius Lyon, who later became one of Michigan's first U.S. Senators. The Fort Gratiot Light marks the entrance to the St. Clair River from Lake Huron (going south) in the southern portion of Michigan's Thumb.
The Fort Gratiot board of trustees meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Agendas and minutes are available at fortgratiot.us. Contact Jackie Smith at (810) 989-6270 or ...
73000949. Added to NRHP. March 20, 1973. Pointe aux Barques ( / pɔɪnt ə bɑːrks / point-ə-BARKS) Lighthouse and Maritime Museum is an active lighthouse and adjoining museum located in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located along the shores of Lake Huron on the northeastern tip of the Thumb.
Fort Gratiot Clerk Bob Buechler swears in Rob Crawford, whose vacancy as clerk he filled, as the township's new supervisor on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.
Lisa Skotcher, Fort Gratiot Township event coordinator, said there isn't really a designated route, and that most drivers loop back around at Sanborn Street. This year, drivers will be able to ...
Meijer was founded as Meijer's in Greenville, Michigan, in 1934 by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant. Meijer was a local barber who entered the grocery business during the Great Depression. His first employees included his 14-year-old son, Frederik Meijer, who later became chairman of the company.