Clinton Township Historical Commission


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Clinton Township, Michigan


The current members of the Clinton Township Historical Commission are:

  • Jim Hungerford, Chairman
  • Jim Kowalski
  • Dr. Carl Becker
  • Eleonora Kukuk
  • Gerald Oehmke
  • Terry Nieman
  • Maxwell Heiderer
  • Frank Valdez
  • Sharron Butala
  • Clinton/Macomb Library liason Jeanine Taylor

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Links


The following links may be of interest to those who seek information about local and Michigan history as well as general topics. PENNY POSTCARDS was recently added to the links. So was Detroit Pix (memories from the past) It is worth a look. June 9 2007, a new link was added.Early Michigan History. This is good reading and should keep you up at night.

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Moravians


This is an account by the Historian Henry A. Ford.(Not the Henry Ford of automobile fame): http://www.ole.net/~maggie/macomb/moravian.htm.

Also feast your eyes on the Michigan Pioneer Series.

Pages 38-46 mention the Moravian Settlement in what is now Clinton Township The complete set is found in the Donald Green Local History Room in the Clinton - Macomb Library.

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GREATER CLINTON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY


Monday, April 13, 2009 The Greater Clinton Township Historical Society presented a special program honoring the 80th anniversary of the Ambassador Bridge. The elegant arches of the Ambassador Bridge, spanning two countries, have played a large part in the lives of the cities it connects, Detroit and Windsor, since it was built in 1929. Over the years, the art deco suspension bridge has been celebrated and maligned, enjoyed and decried, but still remains beautiful and controversial. Over 50 people attended

Monday, November 16, 2009 (Speaker TBD) During the summer the Society is active with the open houses in the Historical Village during the Township's Summer Concert series, as well as the Festival of the Senses in the fall.

Note: Meetings above start at 7:00p and will be held at Clinton-Macomb Library Auditorium

Over 200 hundred people attended the Lincoln presentation on Feb 17.

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Historical Village Videos


The History of Clinton Township


The History of Clinton Township Michigan

On July 22, 1782 David Zeisberger and his followers founded the first settlement in Clinton Township. He described the site of "New Gnadenhutten" in his diary, "founded on this side of the river a fine place to lay out a town on a height ... between the river and the height, there are many springs with many separate little brooks that flow into the river and have exceedingly good water. The land on the site of the town is so sandy ... the lowlands are very rich with heavy timber. We chose this place before all others for our town site ... heavily laden boats can go even to the fork, a half-mile higher up ... and canoes can go much further. We are glad and thankful to have found such a good and healthy a spot for a town site nothing was lacking. We found traces that long ago an Indian town must have stood on this place."

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Clinton Township Historical Village



This is a panorama of the Clinton Township Civic Center, and the Historical Village. It also shows the Clinton-Macomb Public Library.

Click and drag on the picture to look around.

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Using this site


Doing Searches Be sure to read the article that follows to learn how to get the most from this site. It involves typing words in the search bar. Try MAPS,TOUR, or ARCHAEOLOGY to see what comes up. This is new... go to the LINKS and check out Superior Views of the Past!

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Thomas Dean


This is the exciting account of Thomas Dean.

He traveled in 1817 from New York to the Ohio River and northeast on the Wabash and eventually to Detroit. There are 77 pages to the series.
To see them all type "dean" in the search bar. With luck they will be in the proper order.


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Canal Park


The site of Canal Park, which was dedicated on July 8, 1998, is a heavily wooded flood plain that contains a portion of the original Clinton and Kalamazoo Canal along with the remains of several dams. This will be a passive park that provides walking trails with a tour of the river and old canal bed.

Visitors coming to this park will be able to enjoy the peace and beauty of the forest and maybe catch a glimpse of the deer, foxes, blue herons, hawks and other wildlife that share this nature refuge.

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GREATER CLINTON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Moravians

Historical Village Videos

Clinton Township, Michigan

Clinton Township Historical Village


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The History of Clinton Township

Moravian Hall

The Clinton & Kalamazoo Canal

The Moravians


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