Pattison became the town’s first physician. The first school house opened in 1838 and Dr. LeRoy opened the first store during the same year and in 1838 was appointed postmaster. LeRoy named some of the other streets in town, such as Ann and Caroline, after members of his family.įenton and LeRoy built the first hotel in 1837. He would also have the choice of naming the other streets in town.įenton won the game and the village was dubbed 'Fentonville.' The loser would have the consolation prize of having the main street named after him. The stakes were that the town would be named after the winner. The original plat was drawn on a pine board which is on display at the Fenton Museum.Īccording to legend, Fenton and LeRoy engaged in a game of poker in order to give the village a name. Historians say he perished after saving his dog from the path of a falling tree.įenton and LeRoy had the settlement, then called Dibbleville, platted with limits from South Street to Roberts Street and East Street to West Street. In 1837, Fenton and LeRoy bought land, a saw mill and water rights from Dibble, who moved to White Lake Road in Tyrone Township.ĭibble died in June of 1841. Fenton and Robert LeRoy, also natives of New York, followed soon after. But because of inaccuracies in an 1815 survey by the Surveyor General of the United States, it is believed he missed his trail and stumbled into what is now Fenton instead.

Legend has it that Dibble was actually looking for Grand Blanc. 10 review I played pull taps had a couple beers with wife 2 kids 3 adults and as we played I won 150 on a 2 dollar then my kid pulled the rest to keep him busy he's 5 so I looked at them we.It was 1834 when Clark Dibble, a native of New York, explored the wilderness along the Shiawassee River where two Indian trails met.ĭibble was among the thousands of people, mostly from eastern states, who left their homes in search of new territories and land on which to build their future homes.Ĭongress had passed the 'Squatter Act' in 1830, and land was available for $1.25 per acre. Took a quick minute which is expected on a busy Saturday. Waitress was awesome and so was the Baconator burger. My wife and I stopped at Legends! OMG!!! the dry rubbed Cajun wings were phenomenal, paired with onion rings that were battered perfectly and not greasy! We will be back very soon! More Worst service ever! We went for a beer and the waitress came at us for videotaping people! We were there to have an after dinner drink and the staff was unprofessional. It is roomy so tables aren't packed on top of one another which is nice. One lone outdated pool table sits near the entrance.

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