The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Built in 1907 by local contractor David Pierce, the Citizens Bank Block also housed a harness shop and a library. Albert Sleeper (1862–1934), who served in the Michigan State Senate and as governor, co-founded the bank with his uncle A. W. Merrell, taking sole ownership in 1900. Sleeper owned several other banks and extensive real estate. Sleeper and his wife, Mary Moore, set up a library in the space above the bank in 1908.
On February 25, 2004, a wolverine was spotted near Ubly, the first one sighted in Michigan in over 200 years.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Ubly’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ubly’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ubly, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Ubly is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ubly has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Albert E. Sleeper House in Colfax, 5.5 miles away.
Ubly and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.