Fowlerville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Fowlerville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first permanent settler was Ralph Fowler in 1836, who also instructed Amos Adams to plat the village in 1849. A post office named "Cedar" was established in 1838, but was renamed "Fowlerville" in 1853, after the village's plat name. The village incorporated in 1871. In 1909, a tornado swept through the town and hit St. Agnes Catholic Church.
The village is the site of the Livingston County Fair Grounds, where various large events are held annually. There are also annual festivities in the town during the year celebrating different national holiday such as Christmas, Fourth of July, and Memorial Day.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fowlerville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fowlerville’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOld White School, 1921: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Fowlerville, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Fowlerville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fowlerville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Frank J. Hecox House in Howell, 4.9 miles away.
Fowlerville and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Old White School (1921) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.