Immigration to Michigan

History

Volga Germans were attracted to Michigan in 1902 by the sugarbeet industry. Later many found jobs in Michigan industry.

Primary Settlement Areas

Applegate
Au Gres
Bay City
Berrien Springs
Brimley
Croswell
Deckerville
Flint
Glendora
Mayville
McGregor
Munger
Owendale
Peck
Port Huron
Reese
Saginaw
Sebewaing
Swartz Creek
Unionville

Sources:
- Koch, Fred C. The Volga Germans: In Russia and the Americas, from 1763 to the Present (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1977): 216.
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 54.

Last updated 15 November 2009.