Edison Homesite

Edison Homesite (HM1FU0)

Location: Port Huron, MI 48060 St. Clair County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 59.913', W 82° 25.566'

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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 in chemistry and electricity.


He left Port Huron in 1863, and his family moved out of the house in 1865. Five years later, it was destroyed by fire. Railroad tracks laid on the site protected Edison family artifacts still buried there. When archaeologists excavated this area one hundred years later, we learned more about the young inventor's life.
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HM NumberHM1FU0
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Placed ByThomas Edison Depot Museum
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Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 5:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 383757 N 4761640
Decimal Degrees42.99855000, -82.42610000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 59.913', W 82° 25.566'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 59' 54.78" N, 82° 25' 33.96" W
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Area Code(s)810
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 500 Thomas Edison Pkwy, Port Huron MI 48060, US
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