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Holly's oldest cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, was established around Holly's incorporation as a Township. There are veterans from every major war interred at Oak Hill, dating back to the Revolutionary War. Many of the founding families of the Holly area are also buried at Oak Hill, as well as Holly's historic 'sister cemetery', Lakeside Cemetery. [7]
Firefighters on the scene of a fire in Holly's Battle Alley that destroyed Andy's Place restaurant and Battle Alley Arcade Antiques Mall as well as damaged a section of the historic Holly Hotel in ...
The park area also encompasses McGinnis Lake, Valley Lake, and Wildwood Lake. The park typically sees the highest number of visitors in August and September, coinciding with the Michigan Renaissance Festival, which is located near the park. The area is managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Nearby is the state-owned Holly Recreation Area. Crapo Park, named after Michigan Governor Henry H. Crapo (1804–1869), [14] located near the junction of the CSX Saginaw Subdivision and Canadian National Railway's Holly Subdivision, is a popular viewing location for railfans. Both lines were formerly served by Holly's small (now abandoned ...
Constructed between the years of 1938 and 1939 the Rolston Cabin is located within Holly Recreation Area in Holly, Michigan. It is one of the few remaining rustic cabins within the state parks of Michigan. [1]
Ira C. Alger built a grist mill along the Shiawassee River in 1843–44, establishing the town of Holly. In 1855 the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad built a line through the area, followed in 1864 by the Flint and Holly Railroad. The railroads brought growth, as in the five years after the Civil War, the population tripled. The depot on Broad ...
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated eight combined statistical areas, 16 metropolitan statistical areas, and 19 micropolitan statistical areas in Michigan. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these was the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA, comprising the area surrounding Michigan's largest city, Detroit.
The Holly Hotel, also known as the Hirst Hotel, is an inn located at 110 Battle Alley in Holly, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [ 1 ] It currently operates as a restaurant.