25 landmarks on record in 9 towns

Landmarks of St. Clair County

St. Clair County has 25 landmarks on record, from Fort Gratiot of 1814 to the Jeddo Road, South Branch Mill Creek Drain Bridge of 1939.

Plate 1 Fort Gratiot 1814, Port Huron
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Plate 2 Fort Gratiot Lighthouse 1825, Port Huron
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Plate 3 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Depot 1858, Port Huron
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Plate 4 Huron (lightship) 1918, Port Huron
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St. Clair County at a glance

22 still stand and 3 are gone, the most recent loss the Vernier Street, Swan Creek Bridge in 2014. The most are in Port Huron (12), Clay Township (5), and Marine City (2). Tudor Revival is the style you will see most, on 2 of them.

Bridges and structures lead the list, 12 in all. Michigan State Highway Department designed more of them than anyone else on record, 2 in all. Huron (lightship) is a National Historic Landmark.

The first here to join the National Register was St. Clair River Tunnel, in 1970.