Pine River’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Pine River. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPine River Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,348 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,279 to 2,348 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pine River yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Pine River’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pine River’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPine River, Alma, Mich, 1895: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Pine River, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Pine River is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pine River has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Alma Downtown Historic District in Alma, 3.1 miles away.
Pine River and the nearest listed places
Closest to Pine River
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Pine River, Alma, Mich (1895) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.