Free Soil’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Free Soil. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The current village is actually the second settlement in Mason County to be named Free Soil. There are still a few homes in the area now known as "Old Freesoil".
The railroad was extended to Free Soil around 1882, and the village was incorporated in 1912. The community derives its name from the Free Soil Party.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Free Soil’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Free Soil’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSauble River Cabins, Freesoil, Mi…, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Free Soil, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Sauble River Cabins, Freesoil, Michigan (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.