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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FUU_the-storm_Port-Huron-MI.html
The Great Storm of 1913 lasted from November 7th through the 11th. It is often referred to as the "Big Blow", the "Freshwater Fury" or the "White Hurricane". The storm hit four of the five Great Lakes, and was particularly ferocious in Lake Huron.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FUS_fort-gratiot-light_Port-Huron-MI.html
In 1825, A lighthouse was established near the mouth of the St. Clair River, at the southern end of Lake Huron. It sat just north of Fort Gratiot, a military outpost that would give the lighthouse its name. That light, of poor construction and loc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FUR_seeing-the-light_Port-Huron-MI.html
Evolution of Lighting the Way
It has long been documented that the first shoreline lights were wood burning fires set on hillsides. Later, these wood fires were moved to the top of man-made towers. Wood however proved to be inefficient, as it woul…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FUJ_great-storm-of-1913-and-sailors-memorial_Port-Huron-MI.html
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On November 7-10, 1913, two major storms collided over the Great Lakes. This created hurricane like winds that lasted over 16 hours, producing waves over forty feet tall. As the storm intensified, temperatures dropped below freezing, trig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FUI_thomas-alva-edison_Port-Huron-MI.html
[Bas relief panels highlight significant events in Edison's life, including]
Edison the railroad entrepreneur
Edison the young scientist
Edison inventions
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FU1_underground-railroad_Port-Huron-MI.html
Prior to the Civil War, African American slaves, in brave and desperate attempts to flee from slave owners in the Southern states, passed through Port Huron via the Underground Railroad. It was not a real railroad but a system of routes where peop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FU0_edison-homesite_Port-Huron-MI.html
Thomas Alva Edison was seven years old in 1854 when he and his family moved to Port Huron. They moved into a house on the Fort Gratiot Military Reservation, a short distance south of here. This is where young "Al" conducted his first experiments i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FTZ_wilderness-outpost_Port-Huron-MI.html
Fort Gratiot was built by the U.S. Army in 1814 to guard the strategic junction of Lake Huron and the St. Clair River. Troops stood ready to defend Michigan and the U.S. against British forces in Canada.
As settlement moved westward, the fort was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FTX_making-tracks_Port-Huron-MI.html
The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada opened the first track between here and Detroit in 1859. As years passed, other railroads reached Port Huron. A line to Flint opened in 1871. Another extended into the Thumb in 1879.
In 1886, the Port Huro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FT8_all-aboard_Port-Huron-MI.html
This is the Fort Gratiot Station. It welcomed immigrants, settlers, military and other travelers to Port Huron during the late 19th century. The Grand Trunk Railway built this depot in 1858 and launched daily passenger service to Detroit the follo…