DeWitt’s story is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 9 old photos of DeWitt. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗DeWitt was named after DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York during the 1820s. It was first settled by Captain David Scott, who moved there from Ann Arbor in 1833, and platted the land. The State Legislature formally created DeWitt Township on March 23, 1836. The first township meeting was held at the house of Captain Scott on April 8, 1836. A gentleman by the name of Welcome J. Partelo was named the township's first Supervisor at that meeting.
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo9 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewCapital City Airport, North side …: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10DeWitt, decade by decade
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LOCDate?Capital City Airport, North side of Grand River Avenue
LOCDate?Capital City Airport, Quonset Huts, North side of Grand Riv…
LOCDate?Capital City Airport, State Hangar, North side of Grand Riv…
LOCDate?Capital City Airport, Francis Aviation, North side of Grand…
LOCDate?Capital City Airport, Capital City Aviation, North side of …
LOCDate?Capital City Airport, Wood Garage, North side of Grand Rive…
LOCDate?Capital City Airport, Vector Construction, North side of Gr…
LOCDate?Capital City Airport, Club Hangar, North side of Grand Rive…
LOCDate?Capital City Airport, Hughes Flying Service, North side of …Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Capital City Airport, North side of Grand River Avenue and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (9). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.