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Gratiot Location, Michigan
Gratiot may refer to: Places *Gratiot, Ohio, a village *Gratiot (town), Wisconsin, a town *Gratiot, Wisconsin, a village * Gratiot County, Michigan **Gratiot Community Airport *Gratiot River, Michigan *Lake Gratiot, Michigan Other uses *Gratiot (surname) * M-3 (Michigan highway), known for most of its length as Gratiot Avenue See also *Fort Gratiot Township, Michigan *Fort Gratiot Light, a lighthouse in Michigan *Dunkirk Light, also known as Point Gratiot Light, a lighthouse on Lake Erie in New York State *Gratiot Street Prison, an American Civil War prison in St. Louis, Missouri *Gratiot's Grove (Wisconsin) Gratiot's Grove was a mining settlement and later, a frontier fort, during the Black Hawk War, in Michigan Territory (later Lafayette County, Wisconsin). History In 1824, Henry Gratiot Colonel Henry Gratiot (April 25, 1789 – April 27, 183 ..., a frontier mining settlement and fort * Gratiot House, a house in Wisconsin {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratiot, Ohio
Gratiot ( ') is a village in Licking and Muskingum counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 221 at the 2010 census. History Gratiot was platted in 1829, and named in honor of Charles Gratiot. Geography Gratiot is located at (39.951538, -82.215805). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 221 people, 91 households, and 67 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 101 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.6% White, 0.5% African American, and 0.9% from two or more races. Of the 91 households 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.9% of households were one person and 12.1% were one person aged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratiot (town), Wisconsin
Gratiot () is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 550 at the 2010 census, down from 653 at the 2000 census. The village of Gratiot is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Riverside and part of the unincorporated community of Dunbarton are also in the town. Geography Gratiot is in southern Lafayette County, bordered to the south by Jo Daviess County, Illinois. The village of Gratiot is in the north-central part of the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it recorded as land. The Pecatonica River flows through the northeast part of the town. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 653 people, 237 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.0 people per square mile (4.6/km). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 4.8 per square mile (1.8/km). The racial makeup of the town was 99.85% White and 0.15% Black or Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratiot, Wisconsin
Gratiot is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Gratiot. History The village was named after Henry Gratiot, a French-American trader and Indian Agent. The post office was opened in the community by the first postmaster, Fortunatus Berry, in July 1834. Geography Gratiot is located at (42.576947, -90.02234). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 236 people, 97 households, and 64 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 108 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.4% Asian, and 1.7% from two or more races. There were 97 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratiot County, Michigan
Gratiot County ( ') is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 41,761. The county seat is Ithaca, although its most populous city is Alma. Gratiot County comprises the Alma, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI Combined Statistical Area. The Gratiot County Courthouse was designed in the classical revival style by Claire Allen, a prominent southern Michigan architect. It is one of seven sites in the county listed on the National Register of Historic Places (No. 76002291 added 1976). In June 2012, the 212.8 MW Gratiot County Wind Project opened, the largest wind power installation in the state. History The county is named for Captain Charles Gratiot, who supervised the building of Port Huron's Fort Gratiot. It was described by the Territorial Legislature in 1831. By 1855, the Territory had been admitted to the Union as a state; the State Legislature authorized the organization of Gratiot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratiot Community Airport
Gratiot Community Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Alma, a city in Gratiot County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the city and county. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility. The airport is staffed between 8am and 6pm. It is accessible by road from Seaman Rd, and is close to U.S. Highway 127. Facilities and aircraft Gratiot Community Airport covers an area of 631 acres (255 ha) at an elevation of 754 feet (230 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 5,004 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m) and 18/36 is 3,197 by 75 feet (974 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 9,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day. At that time there were 35 aircraft based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratiot River
The Gratiot River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed February 3, 2012 river on the north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan. It is a tributary of Lake Superior. See also *List of rivers of Michigan This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan. ... References Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS Rivers of Michigan Tributaries of Lake Superior {{Michigan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Gratiot
Lake Gratiot is a lake in Keweenaw County, Michigan. The lake is surrounded by dense forest of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The bottom is mainly muck and it has a maximum depth of . The lake flows through the Little Gratiot River into Lac La Belle and then into Lake Superior. See also * List of lakes in Michigan This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The United States, American state of Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes, Great Lakes. The number of inland lakes in Michigan depends on the minimum size. There are: * 62,798 lakes ≥ * 26,266 lak ... References Gratiot Geography of Keweenaw County, Michigan {{US-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratiot (surname) (1789–1836), French-American pioneer, farmer, and mill owner, son of Charles Sr.
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Gratiot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Gratiot, Sr. (1752–1817), French-American fur trapper * Charles Gratiot (1786–1855), American military engineer, son of Charles Sr. *Henry Gratiot Colonel Henry Gratiot (April 25, 1789 – April 27, 1836) was a French-American pioneer, farmer, and mill owner. During the Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars, he acted as both an intermediary and early U.S. Indian agent to the Winnebagos throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-3 (Michigan Highway)
M-3 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Detroit metropolitan area of the US state of Michigan. For most of its length, the trunkline is known as Gratiot Avenue (, ). The trunkline starts in Downtown Detroit and runs through the city in a northeasterly direction along one of Detroit's five major avenues. The highway passes several historic landmarks and through a historic district. It also connects residential neighborhoods on the city's east side with suburbs in Macomb County and downtown. Gratiot Avenue in Detroit was one of the original avenues laid out by Judge Augustus Woodward after the Detroit fire in 1805. It was later used as a supply road for Fort Gratiot in Port Huron under authorization from the US Congress in the 1820s. The roadway was included in the State Trunkline Highway System in 1913 and signposted with a number in 1919. Later, it was used as a segment of US Highway 25 (US 25) before that highway was functionally replaced by Interstat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Gratiot Township, Michigan
Fort Gratiot Township ( ) is a charter township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,108 at the 2010 Census. It is named for Fort Gratiot, an American fort located there off and on between 1814 and 1879. History Fort Gratiot Township was established in 1867. It is named for General Charles Gratiot, the engineer who laid out the fort. Communities * Gardendale is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at . It was a station on the Pere Marquette Railway. A post office operated from March 1891 until March 1906. * Keewahdin or Keewahdin Beach was a resort developed in 1914 by the Keewahdin Park Association on Lake Huron north of Port Huron. The name was likely derived from Kewadin, a famous Ojibwe leader. It is located at . * The city of Port Huron is adjacent to the southeast. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.19%) is water. Fort Gratiot i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Gratiot Light
Fort Gratiot Light , the first lighthouse in the state of Michigan, was constructed north of Fort Gratiot in 1829 by Lucius Lyon, who later became one of Michigan's first U.S. Senators. The Fort Gratiot Light marks the entrance to the St. Clair River from Lake Huron (going south) in the southern portion of Michigan's Thumb. The light is still active and the grounds are an active Coast Guard facility, but it has recently been handed over to the Port Huron Museum. It is the oldest surviving lighthouse in Michigan. There is also a public beach and park on the property, known as Lighthouse Beach. It is across the river from Point Edward Front Range Light. History With the completion of the Erie Canal, traffic in the Great Lakes increased dramatically. Coal was being brought from Michigan, stone (and more timber) was being brought from Wisconsin and the entrance to the St. Clair River became a bottleneck. In 1823, Congress appropriated $3,500 to construct a light in "Michigan Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunkirk Light
Dunkirk Light, also known as Point Gratiot Light, is an active lighthouse located at Point Gratiot on Lake Erie in New York state. The lighthouse was established in 1826 and the current tower was first lit in 1875. The lighthouse was automated in 1960 and is still operational. The foundation is made out of dressed stone and the lighthouse is made out of rubblestone encased in brick. The tower is square-shaped with the upper two thirds in white and the lower third left natural and the lantern housing in red. The original lens is a third order Fresnel lens installed in 1857 and is still in operation. Its being still in use makes it a rarity. Only 70 such lenses are operational in the United States, 16 being on the Great Lakes of which two are in New York. At the entrance to the park property is the South Buffalo North Side Light, formerly located in Buffalo Harbor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Point Gratiot Lighthouse Complex in 1979. Cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
