Algonac’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Algonac. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Long occupied by Native American tribes, Algonac was settled in 1805 by European American John Martin, in the newly-organized Michigan Territory. The area had been known by French colonists, the first Europeans to settle here, as Pointe Du Chêne ("oak point", because of local trees). The later British colonists called it Manchester. In 1836, it was the fourth village laid out by Americans along the St. Clair River. Its present name was coined by Henry Schoolcraft and applied to the area in 1843.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Algonac’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Algonac’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSmith Family Home, Algonac, Mich, 1898: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Algonac
See all 3 →Algonac, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsAlgonac, MI post office2023
CommonsAlgonac, MI boardwalk2023
CommonsAlgonac Maritime Museum2023
CommonsAlgonac Clay Museum historic marker2023
CommonsAlgonac Clay Museum (Michigan)2023
CommonsAlgonac City Offices (Michigan)2023
CommonsAlgonac, MI location2019
CommonsSt. Clair River Aerial - Michigan Ontario2016
CommonsAlgonac, Michigan2016
CommonsBorder Patrol Safe-Boat Patrolling in Michigan2014
CommonsSt. Clair River Shipyards, Algonac, Michigan. RPPC2013
CommonsAlgonac MI2012
CommonsMIMap-doton-Algonac2005Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Smith Family Home, Algonac, Mich (1898) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (14), the Library of Congress (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.