The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Sebewaing's name was derived from the Algonquian language of Native Americans, the original inhabitants of the area. The village was founded in 1845 by Rev. John J.F. Auch, a Lutheran minister sent by the church to do missionary work in the Native American communities.
Beginning in the mid-19th century, the town was settled by many migrants of German ancestry. In 1880 the E.O. Braendle Brewery began operations. The brewing operation was forced to close during Prohibition, but in 1927 it was renamed, and the Sebewaing Brewing Company brewed many types of German-style beer in the town until 1965. The defunct Michigan Brewing company in Webberville, Michigan resurrected some of the brands, using authentic formulae and labels.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Sebewaing’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sebewaing’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+10Famous people from Sebewaing
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Sebewaing, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Sebewaing is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sebewaing has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Indian Mission in Sebewaing, 0.6 miles away.
Sebewaing 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 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.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.