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On May 14, 1892, a post office was opened here as Grant Station. Grant Center was incorporated in 1893 as the village of Grant. The post office name was shortened to Grant in 1899. [4] At the sawmills' peak production in the lumber-era, a million feet of lumber was shipped per year. The village of Grant was reincorporated as a city in 1969. [5]
The Chapin Mine Steam Pump Engine, also known as The Cornish Pump, was built by the E. P. Allis Company (now Allis-Chalmers) in 1890–91, and is still the largest reciprocating steam-driven engine ever built in the United States. It was use in the 1890s at the Chapin Mine "D" shaft, and from 1907 to 1914 at the nearby Ludington Mine "C" shaft.
Only the Jefferson Avenue Bridge is in Monroe County, as it connects Monroe County to Brownstown Charter Township in Wayne County. For that reason, it is also listed on the NRHP listings in Wayne County article. 9: Main Street Historic District: Main Street Historic District: April 14, 1999 : 3-153 E. Main, 1-41 W. Main, and 8 Park Lane
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Shay married Jane Henderson on July 26, 1864. The couple moved to Ionia County, Michigan, to be near his family members in Portland, Lyons, Muir, and Sebewa. In 1870 they moved to Sunfield, Michigan, where Shay operated a steam sawmill. Their son, Lette, was born there on January 26, 1870.
Michigan Historic Crossroads Informational Site Michigan Welcome Center Northbound Interstate 75 at 10 mile marker Monroe Township: September 17, 1957: Michigan Southern Railroad: Intersection of First Street and Front Street Monroe: September 25, 1956: Monroe County Informational Designation 126 South Monroe Street Monroe: July 19, 1956 ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Gratiot County, Michigan, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
Monroe High School was built in the 1920s. Since the construction of the Interstate 5 highway in the 1960s, the city has turned into a rural farming community. It is the site of the historic Hull-Oakes Lumber Mill, the only steam-powered sawmill operating in the U.S. [ 8 ]