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Settled in 1834, Ingham County was named for Samuel D. Ingham, who was Andrew Jackson's Secretary
of the Treasury. A political battle took place about moving the Capitol from Detroit
to Lansing. A plank road was built between Lansing and Detroit. In 1855 the
first college opened called Michigan Female College, and in 1857 Michigan
Agricultural College opened. The Olds Motor Vehicle Company began operation in
1897 in Lansing, but later moved to Detroit. After a fire it moved back to
Lansing and started to mass produced automobiles. Today the Oldsmobile factories
and state government buildings dominate the city of Lansing. In East Lansing the Michigan
Agricultural College changed its name to Michigan State University, and is the
states largest educational institution for higher learning.
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