Thomas Palmer of Detroit bought Fulton's mostly undeveloped town in 1826, and for a time the village was called Palmer. The sawmill industry began to flourish due to the area's large supply of pine and oak. Clay from the Pine River's banks provided the material for several brickyards that operated into the Twentieth Century. Shipbuilding began in the 1820s and continued for a hundred years. Many of the town's men became sailors on the Great Lakes and numerous captains built homes in the city. In 1887, the Diamond Crystal Salt Company began tapping the area's vast underground salt deposits.
Thomas Palmer of Detroit bought Fulton's mostly undeveloped town in 1826 and for a time the village was called Palmer The sawmill industry began to flourish due to the area's large supply of pine and oak Clay from the Pine River's banks provided the material for several brickyards that operated into the Twentieth Century Shipbuilding began in the 1820s and continued for a hundred years Many of the town's men became sailors on the Great Lakes and numerous captains built homes in the city In 1887 the Diamond Crystal Salt Company began tapping the area's vast underground salt deposits