CACHE: Park and grab.
HISTORY: Sharpsville was founded just prior to 1874, and named for . This little "village" was mostly located in Lapeer County, but the original post office was established on the Sanilac County side on 17 February 1892 with John McRae as the first postmaster. The half mile road just to the east of here is named McRae, and likely the location of this post office. It was later moved to the Lapeer County side on 14 December 1893 in storekeeper John H. Pringle's building. Mr. Pringle owned 160 acres of land, this would be the west side of Cade Road from Toman, north to Willis, and a half mile west down Willis. Pringle's original home and store is long gone. The first shanty home was built 1/4 mile south of Willis, and the 2nd one was located where the ranch style home opposite this location sits today. That house was demolished as well. The post office was closed on 14 January 1904. South of here on the northwest corner of Clear Lake and Cade Roads was the area's Odd Fellows Hall. I have not been able to find photos of this structure. "Mr. Sharp" cannot be found in the records I have in my collection for either county. There is a Norman Sharp who lived up in Deanville in the 1920's, possibly related. Usually a town is named for an early settler or some other important person in the area. The one room school children of this area attended would have been the one located on Wellman Line, east of Maple Valley Road (approximately 43.169034, -82.967098). This school is a residence and a lovely example of a brick school of the day. A church is located at Brown City and Clear Lake Roads. Other than those landmarks, it is unknown what else Sharpsville had to offer. Since such little is known today, it's probably a good clue as to what brought about it's demise, other than nearby Deanville was prosperous during the same time frame. A railroad didn't connect either locations to other towns.