Harbor Beach’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Harbor Beach. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The earliest settlers to this area arrived in 1837 and established a sawmill for processing lumber. The settlement eventually was named Barnettsville in 1855, as the settlement continued to grow, the town was renamed Sand Beach. In 1899, the village of Sand Beach changed its name to Harbor Beach, because of the impression that the area has nothing but sand. In 1910, it was officially incorporated into a city.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Harbor Beach’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harbor Beach’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPlat book of Huron County, Michig…, 1904: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Harbor Beach, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with … (1904) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.