Capac’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Capac. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Capac was founded and platted by a group of men from Romeo headed by George R. Funstan and Judge DeWitt C. Walker in 1857. The judge named it after Huayna Capac, Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire. A nearby post office named "Pinery" was transferred to and renamed "Capac" in January 1858. The Grand Trunk Railroad opened a station in 1866. Capac incorporated as a village in 1873.
Preston Tucker, designer of the 1948 Tucker Sedan, was born near Capac in 1903. Tucker is the subject of the 1988 movie Tucker: The Man and His Dream.
Roman Gribbs, mayor of Detroit from 1970 to 1974, was raised near Capac.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Capac’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Capac’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewUS 1904 Chicago Grand Crossing St…, 1900s: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Capac
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Capac, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as US 1904 Chicago Grand Crossing Station to Capac MI Cover front (1900s) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.