Historical Marker
Early Mine Exploration and Development
Historical marker location:
Republic, Michigan
( Marker can be reached from Park City Road, 0.2 miles south of River Road (County Road 601), on the right when traveling south.)
The Kellogg brothers, John Harvey and Will Keith Kellogg, who invented corn flakes, were born in Michigan. They began their cereal company in Battle Creek, Michigan, and the city became known as the "Cereal Capital of the World" due to the many cereal companies that were based there.