17 Facts About Port Huron

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Port Huron is a city in the U S state of Michigan and the county seat of St Clair County.

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Port Huron is home to two paper mills, Mueller Brass, and many businesses related to tourism and the automotive industry.

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3.

Port Huron is the only site in Michigan where a lynching of an African-American man took place.

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4.

The Black River divides the city in half, snaking through Port Huron and emptying into the St Clair River near Downtown.

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Port Huron has a humid continental climate with hot summers, cold winters and rain or snow in all months of the year.

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Port Huron is the largest city in the Thumb area, and is a center of industry and trade for the region.

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7.

Reference to the Port Huron Statement was made in the Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski.

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8.

Port Huron has had a strong tradition of minor league hockey for many years.

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9.

Port Huron was represented in the Colonial Hockey League, with franchises from 1996 until the league folded in 2010.

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10.

Port Huron Fighting Falcons of the junior North American Hockey League played at McMorran Place, beginning in 2010 until 2013.

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11.

Port Huron is home to the Port Huron Prowlers of the Federal Prospects Hockey League.

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12.

Port Huron operates the largest municipal marina system in the state and has five separate locations for boat mooring.

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13.

Federally, Port Huron is part of Michigan's 10th congressional district, represented by Republican Lisa McClain, elected in 2020.

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14.

Port Huron was a national leader in the chicory coffee substitute industry.

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15.

The Port Huron Factory is still in operation, located on Lapeer Road on the city's west side, where they produce a variety of valves and fittings.

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16.

Port Huron is served by two acute care facilities, McLaren Port Huron, and Lake Huron Medical Center .

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17.

Lake Port Huron Medical Center, is a 144-bed facility operated by Ontario, California based Prime Healthcare Services.

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