In 1862 the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad built its original 26.1-mile section of track from Saginaw to Mount Morris. It selected Clio, originally known as Varna, as a railroad station location. The area around Varna was covered with white pine. The railroad thrived on the shipment of logs, lumber, and wood products.

In 1916, as a flood of new workers for Flint’s automobile factories caused housing shortages, the directors of the Flint Board of Commerce formed the Civic Building Association. The association had built 133 houses on 400 acres of farmland.

This Queen Anne-style house, built circa 1890, was owned by automotive pioneer Charles W. Nash (1864-1948).

Flint’s Durant-Dort Carriage Company assumed management of Buick in November. In 1905 Durant moved assembly operations briefly to Jackson, then began construction of a large Buick complex on this site. Three years later Buick led U.S. automobile production, manufacturing 8,820 vehicles.

The church, which was originally located slightly west of this site, was moved here in 1940. The Gothic-inspired, wood frame building has undergone only minor changes since its relocation.

Berston Field House and Playground has served Flint citizens as an important recreation center since it opened in 1923. Designed by the Cambridge, Massachusetts, city planning firm of John Nolen, it was developed on land deeded to the city of Flint by members of the Neil J. Berston family in 1920.

Graves located here include those of pioneer families, such as the Murrays, Lobdells, Sutherlands, Algers, Lahrings and McCaslins, as well as veterans of seven different wars.

In 1952 Mott donated thirty-eight acres of the estate to Flint for the future site of Mott Community College. Applewood was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. In 1989 the Ruth Mott Foundation took ownership of the estate.

The Superintendent’s Cottage, completed in 1890, is the oldest building on the campus of the Michigan School for the Deaf. With the exception of the masonry work, the cottage was built almost entirely by male students.

This Italianate home was built in 1872 by Civil War Colonel Thomas Baylis Whitmarsh Stockton and overlooks a natural spring that the Stockton's nicknamed, 'Spring Grove'.

Regional history, historic automobiles and hands-on science are major features of the Sloan Museum. Dramatic settings, video programs and hundreds of artifacts and photographs portray the area’s tumultuous 20th century history in the Flint and the American Dream exhibit.

The archival collection includes more than 800 linear feet of personal papers and records from Flint and Genesee County dating back to the early 19th century and more than 1,200 linear feet of automotive records from Buick Motor Company.

The function of the Association is to discover, document, collect, preserve, research and exhibit any tangible materials that help to establish or illustrate the history of the community and surrounding area.

The goal of the Flushing Area Museum is to collect, acquire, preserve and interpret the history and cultural development of the area in and around Flushing, Michigan.

The mission of the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) is to advance the understanding and appreciation of art for all through collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.

The museum houses thousands of artifacts, including a wooly mammoth bone, a circa 1900 Model of Davison City, and an extensive collection of historic pictures, military artifacts, and early Victorian toys.

Need a break from the rush of daily life? Go back to a time when things were a whole lot simpler. Welcome to Crossroads Village. It’s an authentic Great Lakes town from the turn of the last century, with over 34 historic structures and a thriving community to welcome you.

The Museum offers hands-on experiences of all types for children from ages 2 to 10. The Discovery Zone, a rotating exhibit space, changes every three months, so check back to see what’s new.

Sloan Museum's Buick Automotive Gallery and Research Center typically features 20 classic and concept Buicks, Chevrolets and other locally built automobiles. The Buick Automotive Gallery is also home to the Sloan Museum's Perry Archives.