History of Flint, Michigan, USA

Journey back in time to Flint, Michigan, USA

• 1854 - Flint
  Flint, a post-township in the central part of Genesee county, Michigan. Pop., 3304.
  
  Flint, a thriving post-village in the above township, and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1859
  FLINT, a township in Genesee co., in Michigan, U.S., 61 m NW of Detroit. Pop. 984.
  A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
  
  
• 1895 - Flint
  Flint, a flourishing city and the capital of Genesee co, Mich., is situated on the Flint River, and on the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad, 34 miles...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Union Industrial Bldg., Flint, Mich.
  
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  First Baptist Church, Flint, Mich.
  
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  Catholic Church
  
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  Congregational Church
  
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  First Ward Park
  
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  Flint Wagon Works, Flint, Mich.
  
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  Saginaw Street, showing Flint P. Smith Building, Flint, Mich.
  
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  Hotel Dresden, Flint, Mich.
  
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  New Walsh Building, Flint, Mich.
  
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  St. Joseph Hospital, Flint, Michigan
  
•  1901 - Four Killed by Train Today.
  Flint, Mich., June 14. - While MAJOR GEORGE W. BUCKINGHAM, his daughter ANNA, MRS. THOMAS APPLEGATE and her sister, MRS. GENERAL HUMPHREY, of Adrian, ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1905 - 11 HURT IN TRAIN WRECK.
  Coaches of Flier Bound for Chicago Ditched in Michigan.
  
  FLINT, Mich., June 8. - A fast through train on the Grand Trunk Railroad bound for Chicago ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Court Street M. E. Church, 1908
  
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  Buick Factory and Offices, 1909
  
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  High School, 1909
  
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  Central Fire Station, 1910
  
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  View on East Kearsley Street
  
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  Hamilton Avenue, showing Buick and Weston-Mott Offices
  
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  Hotel Dresden
  
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  Walker School
  
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  Noon Hour at Buick and Weston-Mott Factories
  
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  "The Buick," Hamilton Ave.
  
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  Lakeside and City Park
  
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  Hurley Hospital, 1915
  
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  Y.M.C.A.
  
• 1916
  Flint, a city and the capital of Genesee co., Mich., is situated on the Flint River and on the Chicago and Grand Trunk and the Pere Marquette Rs., 34 ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Flint Central High School
  
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  Court House and Jail
  
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  Masonic Temple
  
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  Brown Hall, Michigan School for the Deaf
  
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  Y.W.C.A.
  
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  South Saginaw Street from Hotel Durant, 1923
  
•  Flint, Mich., Train – Automobile Crash, May 1934
  Four Killed In Crossing Crash
  
  By The Associated Press
  
  Flint, Mich., May 30. – A Pere Marquette passenger train struck an automobile carrying...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1935 - THREE LOSE LIVES IN PLANE CRASH AT FLINT, MICHIGAN.
  TRIMOTORED TRANSPORT HITS TENTS OF GROUND CREW; SIX INJURED.
  
  Flint, Mich., May 18 (AP) - At least three persons, including THEODORE E. KNOWLES,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1936 - EXPLOSION KILLS TWO, INJURES 10. GASOLINE TANK BLOWS UP AT FLINT, MICH., SERVICE STATION.
  Flint, Mich., Sept. 28 - (AP) - At least two persons were killed and 10 injured seriously today by an explosion which demolished the General Tire...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1936 - General Motors Strike
  December 30 - Spurred by an unfounded rumor that work is going to be transferred to plants with weak union support, autoworkers begin a spontaneous...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Aerial View of AC Spark Plug Plant on Dort Highway, 1941
  
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  Office Building, Buick Motor Co., 1945
  
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  Flint Tavern Hotel
  
• 1953 - The Flint-Beecher Tornado
  The Flint and Beecher communities of Michigan were struck with this tornado on the 8th of June, 1953, at 8:30 p.m. Tornadoes that strike at night are ...Read MORE...