Lansing, Michigan

Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, located mostly in Ingham County; a small portion extends into adjacent Eaton County. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 119,128.

History

• 1847 - The state capital is moved from Detroit to Lansing Township.
• 1859 - The City of Lansing is officially incorporated.
• 1879 - New State Capitol dedicated. The structure cost $1,510,130. In 1992, the State Capitol was totally renovated back to its original grandeur and is generally recognized as one of the most architecturally significant buildings in the United States.
• 1897 - Ransom E. Olds drives his first car down a Lansing street. He would later found Oldsmobile, which became a General Motors division in 1908.
• 2004 - Last Oldsmobile rolls off the assembly line at Lansing Car Assembly on April 29.
• 2005 - Lansing closes GM assembly plant in Lansing and is scheduled to reopen a state of the art facility in nearby Delta Charter Township in 2006.