It would be difficult to imagine Michigan’s capital being anywhere else but Lansing. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t move. It has before. So if Michigan were to ever replace Lansing, where would a new capital go?
From Detroit to Marshall: A Capital History
Many Michigan history buffs will remember that Detroit was the original capital city of Michigan. Deeper into the iceberg of Michigan history is the fact that tiny Marshall between Albion and Battle Creek was once considered for the state’s capital. A lasting legacy of that potential is found in Marshall’s Capitol Hill neighborhood where Capitol Hill School and a Governor’s Mansion still stand as a daily reminder of the “What Could Have Been.”
So, where would a futuristic new Michigan Capital go? The idea is intriguing and inspired by a conversation on Reddit about a daydreaming move of the national capital.
A Geographically Central Capital for Michigan
Conventional wisdom often places a capital at a geographically centrally located point.
In Michigan, that could be St Louis, the Middle of the Mitten, in Gratiot County would be a choice if you wanted to really infuriate those north of the Mackinac Bridge and discount the Upper Peninsula…