Michigan's oldest surviving lighthouse is the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, built in 1829 on Lake Huron at Port Huron.
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Port Huron, Michigan
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A statue of Edison stands in Port Huron, and the Thomas Edison Depot Museum preserves his local history.
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Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio — not Michigan — but his family moved to Port Huron in 1854 when he was 7.
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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.