Williamston’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Williamston. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The location that was later to become Williamston started as the crossroad of the Grand River and Saginaw Indian Trails. It was first occupied by a small band of the Saginaw tribe of the Chippewa People which by the mid-19th century used the area as a 'summer village' (it was not used by them year-round, but they 'wintered' in the area that is now Meridian Township). They used Williamston for planting crops, burying their dead, and holding an annual spring gathering, primarily using the land just north of the Red Cedar River.
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Start Williamston’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Williamston’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewWilliamston Michigan 1919: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Williamston, decade by decade
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unknown2 items
CommonsDawn and her team at Vivee's Floral Garden in Williamston a…2018
CommonsAbsolutely beautiful art at Williamston's Fireworks Glass S…2018
CommonsMemorial Day Parade2017
CommonsSt Mary Catholic Church2015
CommonsGrand River Trail sign2014
CommonsGeorge Beeman House2014
CommonsDowntown2014
CommonsCrossroads United Methodist Church2014
CommonsBert Hammond House2014
CommonsBarrett Building2014
CommonsAndrews Hotel2014
Commons108 W Grand River2014
CommonsWilliamston 0292012
CommonsWilliamston 0182012
CommonsSmaller Speedway location in2012
CommonsBarn2007
CommonsDowntown2006
CommonsMIMap-doton-Williamston20051 historic place in Williamston
Williamston has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 39 historic buildings, because Williamston Downtown Historic District alone counts 39.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Williamston Michigan 1919 and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (19), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.