Genesee County

Flint, Michigan is certainly home to more than its share of ghosts, but are there any true haunts that exist here? We explore that very question as we

Flushing Settled: 1835 John Reed was missing and residents of the “English Settlement” area of Flushing were worried. He was known as a man of fiery nature who often ran into trouble. His friends feared that his temper had gotten the better of him – and it had – just not in the way theyRead More

STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. Of the state educational institutions, a school was early located at Flint for the deaf, dumb and blind. To Hon. E. h. Thomson belongs the honor of introducing, in 1848, the act which resulted in establishing this splendid school. The first board of trustees comprised the following: Elon Farnsworth, of Wayne; Gen. Charles C. Hascall, of Genesee; Charles H. Taylor, of Kent; Charles F. Stewart, of Kalamazoo, and John P. Cook, of Hillsdale. The board decided upon…

Genesee Memorial Hospital Flint Michigan

Settled: 1835 The Early Pioneers The race was on. In 1830, James Murray lived with his family in Superior, Washtenaw County in Michigan but wanted something more. After purchasing four acres of land in what is now known as Argentine, he moved his family with plans of starting his own mill. When he arrived, heRead More

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