Sodus’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Sodus. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Probably the first entrepreneur in Sodus Township was James LaRue, a New Jersey native, who purchased riverfront land for the construction of a sawmill in 1835. The first permanent settler, however, was David S. Rector who, in 1837, took possession of 40 acres of land.
The name of the township came from Rector. He and his brother, William H., came to the area by way of keel boat from Sodus, New York, so the township was named such in 1859 after the town from which they departed.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Sodus’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sodus’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewChurch near Sodus, Michigan, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Sodus
See all 1 →Sodus, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Sodus
Sodus has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 14 historic buildings, because Rock S. Edwards Farmstead alone counts 14.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Church near Sodus, Michigan (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.