Bits of Port Huron


Port Huron, Michigan was incorporated as a city in 1857 after the removal of the native Ojibway population to Wisconsin and Minnesota during the Indian Removal act in 1836. The town grew rapidly due to the ship-building and lumber industries. The population in 1959 was 4,031. It became the county seat of Saint Clair County in 1871. In 2010 the population was 30,148.

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The Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, shown here in winter, was built in 1829 and automated in 1933 and was the first lighthouse built in Michigan.

 

The Blue Water Bridge just north of downtown Port Huron and shown above links Michigan with Sarnia, Canada and the Saint Clair River runs south from Lake Huron to Lake Saint Clair and the Detroit River. 

1920s Building Port Huron


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Just north of town is a large public park with a view of the bridge. There is a small museum building next to the bridge dedicated to the area and Thomas Edison, the Thomas Edison Depot Museum, built in 1858 by the Grand Trunk Railway, and Thomas Edison actually worked out of the depot as a news reporter.



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I often wander up to park by the bridge to photograph the many freighters that come through the area. I also like to wander around downtown with my camera due to the many interesting old buildings, revamped brick walls, old lamps and lanterns, neat architectural details from the late 1800s and 1920s and because I find the area pleasant and attractive in general.

For more of my Port Huron images, please visit my collection here:

https://mary-bedy.pixels.com/collections/port+huron+michigan


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