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Genesee, Genesee County

Well-Known Places in Genesee

Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad, For-Mar Nature Preserve, Holloway Reservoir.

Genesee Business Districts

• Genesee Road
• Beecher Road

Major Employers in Genesee

Genesee School District, Genesee County Government, Local manufacturing.

About Genesee, Genesee County

Genesee is an unincorporated community within Genesee Charter Township, just northeast of Flint at the intersection of Genesee and Stanley Roads near Mott Lake. Settled by pioneers in 1833 and originally called Geneseeville, the township took its name (via Genesee County, New York) from a Seneca word meaning Beautiful Valley. It is best known today for Crossroads Village and the Huckleberry Railroad, a living-history village and steam railroad along Mott Lake.

History of Genesee

• Earliest settlers Luman Beach and Addison Stewart arrived in the Geneseeville area in 1833
• The nearby community of Cold Water was founded in 1833 by teetotalers; the township was formally organized on April 2, 1838 at a meeting in the Cold Water settlement
• Geneseeville was platted in 1858 by Ruben McCury and Simon King

Landmarks and Places in Genesee

• Crossroads Village, a living-history museum opened in 1976 with 34 buildings, many restored 19th-century structures, amusement rides and a paddlewheel steamboat
• The Huckleberry Railroad, a 3-foot narrow-gauge heritage line pulled by an authentic Baldwin steam locomotive along Mott Lake on former Pere Marquette track
• The Genesee Bell, a replica paddlewheel steamboat that cruises Mott Lake

The Genesee Economy

• Serves as a residential and recreational township adjoining Flint in mid-Michigan
• Home to the Everett A. Cummings Center, a permanent fairgrounds with a 30,000-square-foot arena that hosts the annual Genesee County Fair
• Tourism anchored by the county-run Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad attraction

Community Life in Genesee

• Hosts the annual Genesee County Fair at the Cummings Center fairgrounds
• Crossroads Village runs seasonal events including historical reenactments and holiday programming
• Community retains its own school district and post office (ZIP code 48437)

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