The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Native Americans who lived in the vicinity of the Grand River near the ledges were of Pottawatomi, Chippewa, and Ottawa ancestry. They dug clams in the river, mined coal on the river banks, hunted for deer, turkey, fox, and bear, and fished for black bass. Their name for the ledges translated into English as "Big Rocks".
In 1847 Henry Trench settled in what would later become downtown Grand Ledge. After a few years he returned east. In 1850 settlers named their village Grand Ledge, and erected a post office. By 1869, the town gained a railroad stop along the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad. In 1871, the village was incorporated by the state of Michigan.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grand Ledge’s history is told.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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