Permanent claim record · Port Huron, Michigan

Edison was homeschooled by his mother in Port Huron and began selling newspapers on the Grand Trunk Railroad between Port Huron and Detroit at age 12.

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Predicate	trivia.fact
Subject	Port Huron, Michigan (place)
As of
Status	Verified
Source	Famous Michiganders, Pop Culture & Trivia Report — Perplexity Deep Research (2026) (trust 6.5/10)
Reference	—
Document hash	pending evidence-pack link
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Claim ID	96ff2b95-37d6-4003-a030-c01f007e98ea