Local History

First settled in 1811, it was platted and recorded on March 14, 1837, by Peter Godfroy, Benjamin B. Kerchival and Joshua Howard, trustees of the Gibralter & Flat Rock Company, on October 2, 1837.

The office was renamed Woodbury on December 8, 1838, but back to Gibralter on May 13, 1839, with the spelling changed to Gibraltar on December 19, 1900, until it was closed on January 31, 1910.

The village did not prosper until revived by suburban boom.  Incorporated as a village in 1954 and as a city in 1961. 

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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