Custer, MI - Small Town Observed 01 - 16x12

Art Type: Archival Pigment Ink Photograph
Frame Style: Wood Frame
Image Size: 7" x 6.75"
Frame Size: 16" x 12"
Mat Style: Warm White, 8-ply Conservation

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Sanders Street between Custer Road and S Madison Avenue

Image #1

Starting waypoint: 43°57’01.5”N 86°13’07.0”W
Ending waypoint: 43°57’01.8”N 86°13’12.4”W

This series serves as both artistic documentation and historical preservation, particularly significant given the ongoing changes to the rural landscape. Among the documented structures is the former Custer Post Office, featured in the fifth image of the series. This building has since been demolished, making the photograph an irreplaceable record of the community's history.

Custer, a village of 272 residents according to the 2020 census, sits within Custer Township in Mason County. Despite its modest size, the community represents the enduring character of Michigan's rural settlements, where agricultural traditions intersect with small-town civic life.

Custer is a village in Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 272 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Custer Township.

A look down Sanders Street.

Before and after of the old post office on Sanders Street.