PORT HURON, Mich., city, port of en try, county-seat of Saint Clair County, at the mouth of Black River, the head of Saint Clair River, and at the foot of Lake Huron, on the Grand Trunk Western, and Grand Trunk, The Detroit, Bay City and Western, and the Pere Marquette railroads, about 58 miles northeast of Detroit. Port Huron is the most easterly point in the State. It has steamer and electric railway connection with Detroit, and steamer connection with all the principal ports of the Great Lakes, A railroad tunnel under the Saint Clair River extends from Port Huron to Sarnia, Ontario. This tunnel is over a mile long directly across, but including the approaches it is nearly two miles long. It cost about $2,700,000, and was opened in 1891. The climate, scenery, min eral springs and opportunities for fishing have combined to make Port Huron a favorite sum mer resort. It has considerable manufacturing interests; the chief industrial establishments are shipbuilding works, knitting mills, overall factory, paper mill, wire fence factory, two large foundries, engine and thresher works, Grand Trunk car and locomotive shops, fibre works. Port Huron has an extensive commerce,
especially with Canada. The exports in a recent year were valued at $37,000,000 and the imports at $8,100,000. The principal public buildings are the custom-house and post office, courthouse, auditorium, hospital and home, the Carnegie Library, and two Maccabee Tem ples. The educational institutions are several public schools, including two high schools. The city has just voted to build another $100,000 high school. The commission form of govern ment is in operation. In 1686 the French under Duluth built a fort here but it was maintained for two years only. The United States built Fort Gratiot on the site in 1814 and maintained it until 1879. The village of Port Huron was organized in 1849 and became a city under a charter of 1857. Pop. 18,863.