Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is located in the southwestern part in Michigan.
Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan with a population of 188,040 residents (2010).
About Grand Rapids
The Furniture City. Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies. Grand Rapids was in 2010 named the most sustainable midsize city in the USA. The city was the hometown of Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States.
To See And To Do In Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Public Museum
Grands Rapids Art Museum
Gerald R. Ford Museum
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
Van Andel Museum Center
Golf
Biking
Ada Covered Bridge
Heritage Hill Historic District
Cappon House & Settlers House Museums
Dutch Village
History Of Grand Rapids
The Grand Rapids area was settled by Europeans in 1825. In 1826, a fur trader named Louis Campau settled in the region and established a trading post. Louis Campau is the official founder of Grand Rapids. He built a cabin, a trading post and a blacksmith shop. In 1831 the federal survey of the Northwest Territory reached the Grand River. The same year, Louis Campau bought 72 acres of what is now the entire downtown business district of Grand Rapids. He purchased it from the federal government for $90 and named his tract Grand Rapids. Fertile land, timber and mineral resources attracted settlers to the area.
The Furniture Industry started in 1838 in Grand Rapids. In 1838, the settlement had incorporated itself as a village. In 1845, 1,510 people lived there and in 1850, the village of Grand Rapids became the city of Grand Rapids. The first improved road into the city was completed in 1855. In 1857, the Grand Rapids Gas Light Co. was providing gas for streetlights. In 1858 the railroad was built. In 1876, after an international exhibition in Philadelphia, Grand Rapids became recognized worldwide as a leader in the production of fine furniture. In 1880, the first hydro-electric generator was put to use on the city. In 1926, regularly scheduled passenger airlines began flights from Grand Rapids. In 1945, Grand Rapids was the first city in USA to add fluoride to its drinking water.
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