that's one of the reasons we ended up with the refurbishment of what used to be known as the thomas edison inn and is now a double train restaurant combined they are. that was on the west side of the strait -- state. so is the hotel going downtown on the west side of the state couldn't think we are getting more notice from other places. a lot of times people didn't know it created they thought it was just a small little town up there by the bridge. when you drive through and i think we are getting a better reputation and it's definitely worth coming here. it's worth seeing the parks and beaches in the history we have and the people are friendly and we have nice places to go so i think that we are going to have a resurgence even more than we have now of our downtown and other businesses coming in. i'm looking forward to good things happening. .. >> elizabeth greenwood talks about the fraud industry and why some people take their own death in the book, playing dead. nicholas irving relate some of the most dangerous missions and university of london researcher susan williams recalled american eff

of the reasons why we ended up with the refurbishment of what used to be known as the old thomas edison inn. it is a hotel that's going downtown and investor from the west side of the state. i think we are getting more notice from other places. a lot of times people did not know -- well, they knew where it was, but it is just that small town by the bridge, one to drive through. so now there is more, it is worth coming here, it is worth seeing our parks and our bridges and what history we have, and the people are friendly. it is a nice place to go. i think were going to have a resurgence even more than we have now of our downtown and other businesses coming in and investments in the community. i am looking forward to good things happening. announcer: this weekend we are featuring the history of port huron, michigan. learn more about port huron and at -- and other cities. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. and now the contenders. people that ran for president and lost but nevertheless changed political history. tonight we feature a former u.s. senator

the state, and that's one of the reasons that we ended up with the refurbishment of the thomas edison inn. now a double and restaurant combined to there. that was an investor from the west side of the state. i think we are getting more notice from other places. a lot of times, people didn't know -- they knew where it was, but they thought it was a small little town by the bridge, one that you drive through. i think we are getting the reputation that it is definitely worth coming here. the people are friendly and we have nice places to go, so i think we will have a resurgence , even more than we have now, of our downtown and other businesses coming in and investments in the community, so i'm looking forward to good things happening. >> american history tv is at the museum.dison depot it's one of the many places we are visiting. we will hear about thomas edison and his ties to this city and that building. >> the 20th century would look so different without thomas edison and delightful, the photograph. -- the phonograph. these are ordinary, common things but they all came from his brain and

that is one of the reasons we ended up with the refurbishment of what our old thomas edison and. inn. it is a hotel that's going downtown and investor from the west side of the state. i think were getting more notice from other places, a lot of times people did not know where port -- much about port huron. that got us was just a small little town by the bridge when you drive a good now i think we getting a better reputation so it's deathly worth coming here. it's worth seeing our parts in our beaches and what history we have and the people are friendly and me have nice places to go. i think were going to have a resurgence even more than we have now of our downtown and other businesses coming in and investments in the community. i'm looking forward to good things happening. this weekend we are featuring the history of port huron, michigan. together with our comcast cable partners. learn more about port here on and other stops on our cities tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. tonight, c-span's issue spotlight look