Traverse City, Michigan - Wikipedia
WEBOn May 18, 1895, Traverse City was incorporated as a city. Perry Hannah served as the first mayor of Traverse City, after also serving as first and third village president. Perry Hannah, nicknamed the "father of Traverse City", and his 1893 mansion in the Central Neighborhood of Traverse City.
Traverse City History & Historical Sites | Lighthouses & Glaciers
WEBTraverse City, Michigan's history is full of everything from Native American culture and lumberjacks to glaciers, lighthouses, maritime, and vast forests.
Traverse Area Historical Society | Michigan, United States
WEBThe Traverse Area Historical Society is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and presenting the historical record of Traverse City and the Grand Traverse Region.
History | TAHS
WEB1852 First steamer to enter Traverse City: side wheeler Michigan. First steam sawmill: Hannah Lay mill on the waterfront. 1852 First planting of cherry trees on Old Mission.
The Anishinaabek, Past and Present - Traverse City
WEBOct 12, 2020 · The tribe traces its history back well before the first white settlement in the region (1839) or the founding of Traverse City (1895). The Anishinaabek were traders with routes across the nation and into Canada, and their people hailed from the Three Fires Confederacy: the Odawa (Ottawa) the Ojibwa (Chippewa) and Bodowadomi (Pottawatomi).
Traverse City | Cherry Capital, Grand Traverse Bay, Vacation Spot
WEBSettled in 1847 and named for the bay, it developed from a timber town into one of the nation’s chief cherry-processing markets and the hub of a vast year-round resort area. Light manufacturing (auto parts, tools, metal products) augments its economy.
The Gamechangers, Part 2: A Portrait Of A Bustling City
WEBBy Craig Manning | April 10, 2022. This week, The Ticker continues its multi-part journey through the past 70 years of Traverse City history. Today, we’re taking a look back at the 1960s, a decade in which Traverse City’s downtown area matured and evolved in …
Explore Traverse City History at These Iconic Sites | Michigan
WEBTraverse City's history is fascinating. Reminders of its brief but dramatic past are scattered everywhere: lonely lighthouses, humble mission churches, workingmen’s taverns, quaint Victorian cottages and the grand estates of 19th century lumber barons.
9 of Traverse City’s Most Historic Buildings—and the ... - The …
WEBSep 23, 2022 · In the late 19th century, Traverse City wasn’t exactly the resort town that it is today. The west side neighborhood—which was built up by immigrants called Bohemians from the present-day Czech Republic—affectionately called their industrial neighborhood “Slabtown,” because most homes there were built with …
Traverse City: Then and Now - YouTube
WEBHistoric beginnings can be found throughout Traverse City. From the buildings to the people there's history around every corner. Take a look and learn how th...