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Historic sites in Michigan

18 Michigan dossiers sit on ground the record itself recognizes — registered, marked or preserved sites carrying a second file under the plaque. The history is the strong suit here: what the marker says, what the sources confirm and what the legend added afterward. Claims are reported, not endorsed.

18 dossiers1 county covered61% open to visitorsEloise Asylum — deepest file

Also filed historic site:California49 New York36 Pennsylvania34 Florida29 Alaska25 Texas18 Arizona18 U.S. Virgin Islands15

Other Michigan shelves:standing files88

Former Hospital

Eloise Asylum

Westland, Michigan

1839 poorhouse-grown psychiatric city, now a haunted attraction.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Hell’s Bridge

Algoma Township, Michigan

The Algoma Township footbridge tied to the Friske child-killer legend.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Whitefish Point Lighthouse

Paradise, Michigan

The "Graveyard of the Great Lakes" light—and the Edmund Fitzgerald.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Big Bay Point Lighthouse

Big Bay, Michigan

The Lake Superior light where a keeper’s son was murdered in 1951.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Point Iroquois Lighthouse

Brimley, Michigan

The 1871 tower at the mouth of the St. Marys—the site’s 1662 battle.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Old Presque Isle Lighthouse

Presque Isle, Michigan

The 1840 tower where the keeper’s wife still lights the lamp.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Felt Mansion

Saugatuck, Michigan

Mansion associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Edgewater

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Fort Gratiot Lighthouse

Port Huron, Michigan

Michigan’s oldest lighthouse—1829, guarding the river’s mouth.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse

Mackinaw City, Michigan

The castle-styled light guarding the straits—and the keeper in the window.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Allegan Old Jail Museum

Allegan, Michigan

Jail associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

South Manitou Old Dock Village

Glen Arbor, Michigan

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

Historic Village

Glen Haven Historic Village

Glen Haven, Michigan

Historic village associated with documented cultural history.

Aral

Empire, Michigan

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

Good Harbor

Good Harbor, Michigan

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

North Unity

North Unity, Michigan

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

Port Oneida Village

Port Oneida, Michigan

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

Crescent

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

Full Michigan record → state index· Every historic site filing → status shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive