What is the history of Bay City, Michigan?
Bay City was first established in 1837, and was incorporated as a city in 1865. Twenty-five years after Leon Trombley became the first permanent settler to build a log-cabin along the river at what is now Fourth Street, Bay City became the largest community in the county and the location of the county seat of government. Most of the county’s agencies and associations are located here. The city shares common borders with Essexville, MichiganEssexville and the townships of Bangor Township, Bay County, MichiganBangor, Frankenlust Township, MichiganFrankenlust, Hampton Township, MichiganHampton, Merritt Township, MichiganMerritt, Monitor Township, MichiganMonitor, and Portsmouth Township, MichiganPortsmouth. Bay City was originally known as “Lower Saginaw,” and fell within the boundaries of Saginaw County, MichiganSaginaw County until Bay County was organized in 1857. It was at this time that the name was changed to Bay City. While Saginaw, MichiganSaginaw had the first white settlement in
