Saginaw Police Department

A Brief History of Saginaw

Back in the 1800's, a man by the name of Jarvis J. Green left his home in Michigan and came to Texas. Jarvis, a very successful businessman from Pontiac, Michigan, settled in this area and wanted to name it "Pontiac". The US Post Office denied that name, at which time Green proposed the name "Saginaw". That name was accepted, and is still in use today. The name Saginaw was important to Green, who lived at No. 191 North Saginaw Street, and had a mercantile business located at No. 30 North Saginaw Street while in Pontiac. Saginaw, an Indian name meaning "to flow out", remains the name of our city.

Jarvis Green had a vision...carving his way into the history of the City of Saginaw. Two streets, Jarvis and Green are named in his honor.

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For more information, please contact one of our Class Coordinators.

Officer Kim Allison kallison@saginawpolice.org

Officer Dan Wellington dwellington@saginawpolice.org

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