History in our Community

  • Mount Clemens is founded

    Christian Clemens founds Mount Clemens, they begin making roads.
  • Thomas Edison is Born

  • Thomas Edison worked on the Railroad as a paperboy

  • Thomas Edison saves Mr. McKenzies son on the Railroad, he gets to work on the telegraph.

  • Mount Clemens Public Library Opened

  • 1st Mayor of Mount Clemens Moves into the Crocker House

  • Little House in the Big Woods

  • Mineral Baths 1873-1974 (Olympia Salon and Spa still uses them)

  • Thomas Edison Invents the Phonograph

  • Thomas Edison Invents the Long Lasting Bulbs and Wires to Bring Electricity to Homes

  • First Rose Garden Open (Floral Avenue)

  • Trinity Lutheran Church is founded (Building built on Dickinson)

  • Rose Gardens at Cass in Clinton Township 1920-1999

  • Trinity Lutheran Church and School is built on Harper (where we are now)

  • Most of you were born 2011-2012