SHIAWASSEE COUNTY MICHIGAN
OLD PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM
Main and Ball Streets looking East in about 1913
Looking North on Washington St. from Comstock...about 1910
Looking North on Washington St. from Main.....about 1915 Owosso Fair sign.
1890's Baseball Team....Includes what look to be Rockland and Aurora uniforms... along with drummer boys. Some are holding a sign that says "OLD 487".
Main and Washington Streets....looking west about 1910
100 Block of West Main Street in about 1910
Main and Park Streets looking West...1940s.... Capitol Theatre
Looking north on Water St......Stereo View circa 1875
Fayette Square looking north circa 1916
George T. Semrau and his horse drawn Bread Wagon in March of 1914
Paving Michigan Ave. in 1906. Today, this is the only remaining brick paved street in the city. The lowest bid for paving Michigan Ave. went to Andrew Geeck at a cost of $8,700. The Detroit Vitrified Brick Company of Corunna furnished the materials.
Looking southwest at 106 N. Washington St. Card was mailed from Owosso in June of 1910. The business on the left is Davis Dry Goods Co. and the one on the right with the crowd in front is F. W. Pearce Hardware, Furniture and Undertaking on the corner of Washington and Main St.
"McCormick Day" celebration at Owosso circa 1900. People, horses, and farm machines gathered on Main St. This view is looking east. Several grain binders and a brass band are visible. "McCormick Days" were organized by McCormick dealers to celebrate the delivery of new machines to customers. Dealers used the events to promote the company and generate further sales.
Washington St. looking south from the corner of Washington and Exchange St. in 1953
The Street Car ...Looking east on Main St. in 1910
100 Block of East Main St. looking Northwest from Washington St. Notice streetcar overhead power lines.
Looking north on Water St......Stereo View circa 1875
Fayette Square looking north circa 1916
Owosso Sept. 20, 1955 Panoramic view Looking West from Saginaw and Main Streets
The Street Car... Looking east on Main St. in 1910
Main and Ball Streets looking East in about 1913
Bird's Eye View
Owosso Fire Dept. Ladder Truck
Owosso Police Chief Rex Smock in 1959
Owosso Police Dept. officers - 1900
Main and Washington Streets....looking west about 1910
100 Block of West Main Street in about 1910
Looking north on Water St......Stereo View circa 1875
Fayette Square looking north circa 1916
Washington St. looking south from the corner of Washington and Exchange St. in 1953
100 Block of East Main St. looking Northwest from Washington St.Notice streetcar overhead power lines.
Looking North on Washington St. from Comstock...about 1910
Looking North on Washington St. from Main.....about 1915
Owosso Fair sign.
1890's Baseball Team....Includes what look to be Rockland and Aurora uniforms... along with drummer boys. Some are holding a sign that says "OLD 487".
Estey Manufacturing - Owosso - Before the Fire
Estey Manufacturing - Owosso - After the Fire
Tornado destroys the Estey Manufacturing Company - Nov. 11, 1911
The Estey building was called the White Elephant. Here it is after the 1911 tornado
Looking north on Water St......Stereo View circa 1875
Fayette Square looking north circa 1916
Owosso Sept. 20, 1955 Panoramic view Looking West from Saginaw and Main Streets
1910 Fountain in McCurdy Park - Corunna
Memorial Hospital - Owosso - 1930's
Carnegie Library - Owosso - 1950's
George Bush sitting in Owosso made Woodard Furniture
Jimmy Cagney in Owosso Parade - 1940's War Bond Drive
Carrie Nations doing her thing in Owosso
Woodard Casket Co. parade at plant in Owosso
Curwood Castle under construction
James Oliver Curwood standing in front of his newly constructed Castle
Fillian in about 1905 on the 100 block of North Washington St. - Owosso
Fillian on the Ball. Try standing on a ball and rolling it up an incline with no net.
1906 Ringling Bros. Circus Poster from Owosso
Circus Parade going south in the 100 block of N. Washington St. - Circa 1900 - Owosso
1898 Circus Parade - Elephant in front of the Congregational Church in Owosso
Owosso - Corunna Steam Train on Corunna Ave.
Central Michigan Railraod Depot - Circa 1900 - Westown Owosso
Another view of the Grand Trunk Depot at Owosso
Old Junction Hotel - Westown Owosso
Another view of the Junction House Hotel
Owosso Hotel Hauck in 1909
Southwest corner of Ball and Exchange St.
Conner Ice Cream Company building on far left
Exchange Hotel - Southwest corner of Ball and Exchange Streets - Owosso
Lobby area of the National Hotel - southwest corner of Main and Washington St. Owosso
Wildermuth Hotel - Now Indian Trails Headquarters -Downtown Owosso
Corey Laundry of Owosso after the 1911 Tornado
Weatherproof Body Co. - Corunna Plant
Woodard Factory after the 1911 Tornado
Owosso Manufacturing Co. - 1884 - Looking north from Main St. - Chipman St. on far left.
Owosso Manufacturing Co. made Screen Doors and Windows, Snow Shovels and "Humpty Dumpty" Egg Crates
Owosso Motor Truck Co. - 1910 - Which Method Do You Use?
1857 Map of Owosso - Looking Northwest
Owosso Bryant School cicra 1900
Field Body Corp. of Owosso built many cabs for the Ford Model T chassis
Owosso Casket Co. - Now part of the Woodard Station Complex - Far left building
Owosso Coach Co. built many travel trailers - this ad is from 1948
Looking West at Owosso from about Hickory St. - 1955
Owosso Masonic Temple - Built about 1928 - Northwest corner of Washington and Mason Streets
Walker Candy Co. building - 1929 - later Redmond Motors
Washington School - 1915 - Located near 715 S. Washington St. where the Wesleyan Church is today
Owosso High School - 1928 - presently used as the middle school
Salem Lutheran Church in Owosso after the 1911 Tornado
Michigan Central Depot under construction in Laingsburg
Nurses Home at Owosso - present site of the E.R. at Memorial Hospital
Old Picture of Owosso City Hall
E. Petit was the Tea Agent for Grand Union Tea Company
1st National Bank (Surbeck Building) Corunna
Bear Pen at McCurdy Park - Corunna - 1930's
Biggam Trailer Corp. - Corunna -
Car Jacking Ring was rounded up in the 1920's
Carland Michigan Milk collection
Corunna Grand Trunk Depot - Circa 1900
Looking south on Shiawassee St. Downtown Corunna - 1914
Looking West at the old Parshall Flour Mill and Dam at Corunna
Looking North from State St. - 1913 - Corunna
Corunna Free Mthodist Church - 1913
Corunna Iron Bridge - Circa 1900
Inside the old Coruuna Post Office
New Corunna School - 1912 (now called Shiawassee St. School)
Old Corunna Water Plant....the Corunna V.F.W.
Old Corunna Weather Proof Body Corp. plant
Old wooden Corunna Court House
Shiawassee County Courthouse and Jail - circa 1910
Rust's Ford Dealership in Corunna - Circa 1918
Dean Woodard Furniture company employees - Oct. 1951 - company located at 400 Corunna Ave.
GAR Union soldiers reunion at Detroit in 1900
Methodist and Congregational Churches in Durand
Durand Depot in the good old days
Interurban at the Durand Depot
Durand Railroad Round House
Sadly, this rare brick full round house was torn down
Here is another view of the Durand Round House
Methodist Church - Byron - 1912
Perry in 1913 - Before the fire
H.A. Brown Horses and Feed Mill....Perry, MI
Frank Gilbert and his Threshing Machine
Rare 8" Rodman Cannon at Vernon Cemetery
Methodist Episcopal Church - Bancroft - 1913
Daughters of the American Revolution marker dedication at Shiawassee Town - 1930's
Shiawassee County. The population was 20,000 in 1870, 69,770 in 1990;
housing units was 25,833 in 1990; location is 4257'N 849'W; land area is 538.84 square miles
(344,859 acres); water area is 1.94 square miles (1,239 acres)
Click on high lighted names
for more History.
Thanks to Lila Han who supplied the information below.
Bancroft--- location is 4252'43"N 843'50"W; elevation is 854
feet.
Population was 599 in 1990; housing units was 209 in 1990; land area is 0.54 square miles
(345 acres). Zip Code is 48414.
BenningtonLocated on Bennington Road in Bennington Township.
Byron---location is 4249'22"N 8356'40"W in Burns Township.
Founded in 1824 by Judge Samuel W. Dexter. Major Francis J. Provost became the first postmaster here on Aug. 12, 1837.
Followed by Holden White in 1842. The village was incorporated in 1873, with Charles H. Lemmon as President.
Byron was a station on the Ann Arbor Railroad. The Post Office is still open with a zip code of 48418.
The
population was 573 in 1990; housing - 219 in 1990; land area is 0.74 square miles (473 acres); water
area is 0.02 square miles (12 acres).
Carland--- location is 433'29"N 8418'17"W; elevation is 762 feet. In Fairfield Township, the village began as a station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Railroad in 1884 and was named after one of it's early settlers. A Post Office was opened on Dec. 3, 1884, with Ezra Lattimer as its first postmaster. The Post Office was kept in a home into the 1950's.
Corunna located in Caledonia Township, the
first government purchase was made by Jonathan Kearsley in 1832. John Davids and family from New York became
the first settlers in 1836. The Shiawassee County Seat Company (Alexander McArthur, Andrew Mack and Horace
Comstock) platted the village in 1837. The Post Office opened here on July 24, 1838 with Joel K. Ankrim as
its first postmaster. It became the County Seat in 1840. The village was incorporated as a village in 1858
and as a city in 1869.
It is believed to have been named by Mr. Mack after LaCoruna, Spain, where he had
embarked with sheep which he brought over the Cumberlands to Cincinnati at the age of 24.
The population
was 3,091 in 1990; housing units was 1,152 in 1990; location is 4259'N 847'W; land area is 3.09 square miles
(1,976 acres); water area is 0.04 square miles (28 acres.
Zip Code is 48817.
Durand (Vernon Center) is located in Vernon Township.
The State of Michigan Railroad Museum is located here. The population was 4,283 in 1990, elevation is 796 feet
and the Zip Code is 48429.
Hendersonville now HendersonLocated in Rush Township.
Laingsburg (Nebraska)located on Grand River Rd. 8 miles west of M-52.
in Sciota Township. This beautiful stretch of Grand River Rd. has a unique cannopy
of trees. Laingsburg was founded by tavern keeper, Dr. Peter Laing in 1836. Henry Smith became its first postmaster
on Nov. 22, 1841 with the office being named Nebraska on July 8, 1854, but changed back to Laingsburg on Feb.
4, 1862. The village was not platted until 1860 when the Jackson, Lansing and Northern (now Michigan Central)
Railroad came through. It was incorporated as a village in 1871 and as a city in 1951.
This part of Shiawassee
County has seen a building boom, as many residents work in Flint and Lansing. The population was 1,148 in 1990;
housing units was 430 in 1990; location is 4253'N 8421'W; land area is 1.59 square miles (1,017 acres);
water area is 0.01 square miles (4 acres).
Zip Code is 48848.
Lennon is located in Venice Township on M-13, Genesee County line, between M-21 and I-69. This village was founded by Peter Lennon Sr. who got the Grand Trunk Railroad through here and it's depot built. He also built an grain elevator and other businesses soon followed. Lennon's farm was actually in Clayton Twp. of Genesee County when he became postmaster on July 6, 1880, but the Post Office was transferred across the county line into Shiawassee on Feb. 2, 1889. The Zip Code is 48449.
Middletown is located within Caledonia Township between Owosso and Corunna. Although Middletown is not an incorporated city or even a village, it is home to nearly 1,000 people. According to the 2000 census, Middletown contained 374 households and 264 families residing in the community. M-71 or Corunna Avenue runs along the southern side of Middletown. A small business district includes a carpet store, bank, church, auto recycler, window company, cement foundation contractor and even a bed-liner manufacturer. Middletown is probably the best kept secret of Shiawassee County. The beautiful Shiawassee River guards the north side of Middletown. Owosso is only a 1/2 mile to the west and Corunna is located 1/2 mile to the east.
Morrice--location is 4250'19"N 8410'42"W in Perry
Township two miles east of Perry on Old Lansing Rd. (M-78). Joshua Purdy became the first settler here in
1836. William Morrice, for whom the village is named, came in 1837, followed by his brothers, John, George
and Alexander in 1838. The Morrices were natives of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Morrice was a station on the
Grand Trunk Railroad and Charles Tyler became the first postmaster on May 14, 1877, the year the village was
platted and recorded by Isaac Gale. Morrice was incorporated as a village in 1884. Morrice continues to
grow and the population was 630 in 1990; housing units was 234 in 1990; land area is 1.05 square miles
(674 acres).
Zip Code is 48857.
New Lothrop-- location is 437'0"N 8358'12"W -- population was 596
in 1990; housing units was 210 in 1990; land area is 0.79 square miles (505 acres); water area is 0.00
square miles (2 acres)
Zip Code is 48460
First named Latham or Lothrop, it is located in Hazelton Township. The first land entry was made in 1836 and the name was changed to New Lothrop as there was already another Lothrop Post Office in Michigan. Carlton K. Runnels became the first postmaster on May 20, 1879 and the village was incorporated in 1957.
Owosso(Big Rapids) located in Owosso
Township with the first land entry made by A.L. and B.O. Williams on Aug. 2, 1833. The first actual
settlement was made in 1835 by Elias Comstock, Lewis Findley and the latter's son-in-law, Kilburn Bedell.
In 1836, John Overton and David VanWormer erected a double log house near the Shiawassee River. This
settlement was first called Big Rapids, but was given the name Owasso on Nov. 4, 1838, when Daniel Ball
became it's first postmaster. The name was changed again to Owosso on June 8, 1875. This area was first
platted for the Williams brothers by Daniel Gould in 1838, incorporated as a city in 1859 and having the
distinction of never being a village.
The population was 16,322 in 1990; housing units was 6,716 in
1990; location is 4260'N 8411'W; land area is 4.86 square miles (3,111 acres); water area is 0.02 square
miles (10 acres).
Zip Code is 48867.
Perry (Perry Center) is located in Perry Township on land owned by Horace Green and Dr. Joseph P. Roberts.
Shaftsburg (Woodhull) located west of Perry in Woodhull Township
was named after Joseph Woodhull, who with his sons, John and Josephus, became the first settlers here
in 1836. The village was organized in 1838 with John Woodhull as its first supervisor. David J. tower
became the first postmaster on Jan. 14, 1850. The office was closed on Nov. 12, 1857, but was reopened
on Nov. 19, 1874. The village name was changed to Shaftsburg on Jan. 19, 1880.
4248'17"N 8417'35"W;
elevation is 887 feet.
Zip Code is 48882.
Vernon Located in Vernon Township, was
settled in 1833 by Henry Leach of Detroit, followed by a squatter named Lathrop and Jacob Wilkinson,
the first permanent settler. James Raten became the first postmaster on Sept. 6, 1842. The Detroit
and Milwaukee Railroad came through here in 1856. The village was first platted in 1850, but not
recorded until 1866. Milo Harrington opened the first store in 1857. The village incorporated in
1871, with Russell E. Bell, a former D. and E. engineer as its first president. It was named after
it's township which was named after George Washington's home, Mt. Vernon.
4256'21"N 841'46"W
--population was 913 in 1990; housing units was 321 in 1990; location is 4256'N 842'W; land area is
0.73 square miles (469 acres).
Zip Code is 48476.
Woodhull (Shaftsburg) located west of Perry in Woodhull Township
was named after Joseph Woodhull, who with his sons, John and Josephus, became the first settlers here in
1836. The village was organized in 1838 with John Woodhull as it's first supervisor. David J. Tower
became the first postmaster on Jan. 14, 1850. The office was closed on Nov. 12, 1857, but was reopened
on Nov. 19 1874. The village name was changed to Shaftsburg on Jan. 19, 1880.
4248'17"N 8417'35"W;
elevation is 887 feet.
Zip Code is 48882.
Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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Shiawassee Detailed Report of Historic Sites
Nathan Ayres House
604 N. Water St. Owosso
1980
#80001891
Christian-Ellis House
600 N. Water St. Owosso
1980
#80001893
Leigh Christian House
622 N. Ball St. Owosso
1980
#80001892
Curwood Castle Dr. Owosso
1980
#80001894
Curwood Castle Dr. Owosso
1971
#71000420
Duff Building
118 W. Exchange St Owosso
1985
#85000168
Amos Gould House
115 W. King St. Owosso
1980
#80001896
Daniel Gould House
509 E. Main St. Owosso
1980
#80001897
Grow Block
120-122 W. Exchange St. Owosso
1985
#85000169
House at
314 W. King St. Owosso
1980
#80001899
Eugene Jacobs House
220 W. King St. Owosso
1980
#80004553
Mason Street Historic Residential District
Roughly bounded by Laverock Alley, Dewey, Hickory and Exchange Sts. Owosso
1980
#80001900
Dr. Colin McCormick House
222 E. Exchange St. Owosso
1980
#80001901
Michigan Avenue-Genessee Street Historic Residential District
Roughly bounded by Michigan Ave.; Shiawassee, Cass and Clinton Sts. Owosso
1980
#80001902
Selden Miner House
418 W. King St. Owosso
1980
#80001903
Old Miller Hospital
121 Michigan Ave. Owosso
1980
#80001904
Oliver Street Historic District
Oliver St. between 3rd and Oak Sts., Williams and Goodhue Sts. Owosso
1980
#80001905
Sylvester Opdyke House
655 N. Pine St. Owosso
1980
#80001906
Albert Palmer House
528-530 River St. Owosso
1980
#80001907
George Pardee House
603 N. Ball St. Owosso
1980
#80001908
Pere Marquette Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1225
600 S. Oakwood St. Owosso
1994
#94000744
George Perrigo House
213 N. Cedar St. Owosso
1980
#80001909
Edwin Todd House
520 N. Adam St. Owosso
1980
#80001910
West Town Historic Commercial and Industrial District
Main St. Owosso
1980
#80001911
Alfred Williams House
611 N. Ball St. Owosso
1980
#80001912
Benjamin Williams House
628 N. Ball St. Owosso
1980
#80001913
Lee Woodard and Sons Building
306 S. Elm St. Owosso
1980
#80001914
Lyman Woodard Company Workers' Housing
601 Clinton St. Owosso
1980
#80001916
Lyman Woodard Furniture and Casket Company Building
216--222 Elm St. Owosso
1980
#80001915
Shiawassee County Courthouse
Shiawassee St. Corunna
1982
#82000546
570 W. Corunna Ave. Corunna
1980
#80001890
Ebenezer Gould House
603 W. Main St. Owosso
Now in McCurdy Park Corunna
1980
#80001898
Martin Rd. across the Shiawassee River in Caledonia Township
1991
#91000876
DURAND
Williams--Cole House
6810 Newburg Rd. Durand
1986
#86003418
200 Railroad St. Durand
1971
#71000419
Byron Historic Commercial District
Roughly Saginaw St. from Maple to Water Sts. Byron
1984
#84001848
Charles H. Calkins House
127 E. 1st St. Perry
1978
#78001511
Hezekiah W. Cobb and Sarah E. Fishell House
115 W. 2nd St. Perry
1997
#97000281
William Horton Farmhouse
1647 W. Miller Rd. Morrice
1986
#86000711
Michigan Historic Site
Markers
Frederick Frieseke...Artist......654 N. Water St.
This home was built in 1872 by Herman C. Frieseke who was a prominent Owosso brick manufacturer and is the boyhood home of his son, Frederick C. Frieseke, artist.
James Oliver Curwood......Writer
Owosso 1st Congregational Church
Governor & Mrs. Andrew Parsons
Knights Templar Train Wreck at Durand, Michigan
Durand had one of the
few completely round brick Roundhouses in the nation.
The Shop and
Roundhouse at Durand, Michigan dated 1909
Flower Garden at the Depot circa 1910
Railroad YMCA at Durand Michigan
Theatorium and First Commercial and Savings Bank circa 1918.
1914 Thomas House
Sign at the end of the porch reads "Junction House".
First Methodist Episcopal Church circa 1910
First Congregational Church circa 1910
Durand Catholic Church circa 1921
Simplicity Engineering Co. ....the clock has been moved to downtown Durand
Morrice
New Lothrop
Boulder with a bronze tablet...... on west bank of Shiawassee River, intersection of West Main Street and Michigan Avenue, M-21, Owosso. The inscription reads:
This boulder marks the site of first house in Owosso erected by John D. Overton and David Van Wormer 1835. Mrs. Mary E. Overton Shout of Corunna, was a baby living here then. Her brother, Nathaniel B. Overton, son of John D. and Mary Ann Overton was born here, Sept. 13, 1837 and was the first white child born in Owosso. He enlisted in the Civil War at Corunna in the 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry and died at Gaines Hill, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Erected by Shiawassee Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1921.
Boulder with a bronze tablet...... on M-21, in front of the City Hall, intersection of West Main and Water streets, Owosso. The inscription reads:
1861-1865. In memory of L. B. Quackenbush Post, G. A. R. No. 205 and Woman's Relief Corps No. 26. Erected August 1926.
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Moving Houses and Bridges in 1900
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Last Update: 9-1-08
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