Here are important dates of Flint Mi
- 1855 Flint incorporated as a City
- 1908 General Motors founded in Flint
- 1911 Chevrolet Motor company founded in Flint
- 1936-1937 Flint Sit Down Strike
- 1940’s – WWII – Production and post war population increase
- 1960’s – I – 475 and I – 69 Built
- 1969 Flint Northern wins third state Basketball title
- 1970’s Vehicle City
- 1984 Autoworld opens in Flint
- 1984 GM begins major Flint layoffs
- 1987 Autoworld Closes
- 1999 Buick City Closes
- 2011 Emergency Manager appointed for Flint
- 2014 Flint switches water source to Flint River
- 2015 Lead Study released, Crisis declared
- 2016 Obama Visits Flint
- 2019 State “reports” lead levels below federal action level (but pipes remain affected.)
- 2020 Covid hits Earth
- 2021 GM invest over $50 Million in Flint plants for EV parts
Flint Schools Timeline:
- Flint Central 1923 – 2009
- Flint Northern 1928 – 2013
- Flint Northwestern 1964 – 2018
- Flint Southwestern 1961 – Present