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4 giorni fa · Leon Trombley is regarded as the first settler within the limits of Bay County, in an area which would become Bay City. In 1831, he built a log cabin on the east bank of the Saginaw river. Bay City was first established in 1837, and was incorporated as a city in 1865.
30 apr 2024 · History. In early pioneer communities fires were a constant threat due to homes built from wood, heated by open fire places, and lit by candles. Firefighting equipment was quite primitive during that time. In the 1860s, a fire department was created headed and by Captain John McEwan. By 1875, the volunteer fire department consisted of three ...
3 giorni fa · Traverse City is located at the head of the East and West arms of Grand Traverse Bay, a 32-mile-long (51 km) bay of Lake Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay is divided into arms by the 17-mile-long (27 km) Old Mission Peninsula, which is attached at its base to Traverse City. The city borders four townships–East Bay, Elmwood, Garfield ...
30 apr 2024 · History. Our utility began in 1868 as the Bay City Gas Light Company. All the street oil lamps were replaced with gas lamps at this time. In 1882, all these gas lights were replaced with electricity. A novel part of this system was a 24,000 candle powered light mounted on top of a 220 foot tower. It was located on Center Street near the courthouse.
1 giorno fa · Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.It borders Wisconsin to the northwest in the Upper Peninsula, and Indiana and Ohio to the south in the Lower Peninsula; it is also connected by Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie to Minnesota and Illinois, and the Canadian province of Ontario.
- 96,716 sq mi (250,493 km²)
4 giorni fa · Bay City has three historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places, exhibiting some of the finest examples of architecture in the state, including such styles as Second Empire, Italianate, Queen Anne and Romanesque.
1 giorno fa · Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan, to Catholic parents Madonna Louise (née Fortin) and Silvio Anthony "Tony" Ciccone. [4] [5] Her father's parents were Italian emigrants from Pacentro while her mother was of French-Canadian descent. [6]
