East Lansing in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Michigan Automobile Dealers Association
Photographed by Joel Seewald, April 22, 2017
1. Michigan Automobile Dealers Association Marker
Inscription.
Michigan Automobile Dealers Association. . In 1920 the Michigan Automotive Trade Association was founded in Detroit. On May 19, 1921, the group was incorporated, with the following officers: G.S. Garber, President: H.H. Shuart Secretary; and Clark Graves, Treasurer. The association's purpose is to promote and protect the interests of franchised dealers. In 1937 the association moved from Detroit to Lansing and changed its name to the Michigan Automobile Dealers Association. The 100th anniversary of the first gasoline powered automobile patent was celebrated in 1986. To commemorate this milestone, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed 1986 the "Centennial Year of the Gasoline Powered Automobile." In Michigan's Sesquicentennial year, 1987, the association had 850 members.
In 1920 the Michigan Automotive Trade Association was founded in Detroit. On May 19, 1921, the group was incorporated, with the following officers: G.S. Garber, President: H.H. Shuart Secretary; and Clark Graves, Treasurer. The association's purpose is to promote and protect the interests of franchised dealers. In 1937 the association moved from Detroit to Lansing and changed its name to the Michigan Automobile Dealers Association. The 100th anniversary of the first gasoline powered automobile patent was celebrated in 1986. To commemorate this milestone, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed 1986 the "Centennial Year of the Gasoline Powered Automobile." In Michigan's Sesquicentennial year, 1987, the association had 850 members.
Erected 1987 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1338.)
Marker is in East Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County. It is on Kendale Boulevard 0.2 miles north of East Saginaw Street (Business Interstate 69) when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 Kendale Boulevard, East Lansing MI 48823, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan and in Greater Lansing. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
