The New Student's Reference Work/Flint, Mich.

Flint, Mich., the capital of Genesee County, in southeastern Michigan, is situated on Flint River, 60 miles northwest of Detroit, and is served by the Chicago and Grand Trunk and Flint and Pére Marquette railroads. Flint is known as the vehicle-city, because of its extensive factories. The Buick Motor Co. at completion will be the largest in the world. It is the seat of the state Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and of Oak-Grove Home, a private establishment for the care of the feeble-minded. Population 38,550.