Lansing in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Michigan Retail Hardware Association
Photographed by Bill Rieske, June 6, 2017
1. Michigan Retail Hardware Association Marker
Side 1
With the philosophy, "in union there is strength", twenty Michigan hardware retailers convened in Detroit on July 9, 1895, and organized the Michigan Retail Hardware Association. Frank S. Carlton of Calumet was elected the first president. The group worked toward the enactment of state and national legislation on behalf of the retail, wholesale and manufacturing trades. The first success was the passage in 1897 of a state mechanics lien law.
Side 2
Hardware retailers in attendance at the association's organizational meeting in 1895 were: R. B. Bloodgood, C. F. Bock, L. B. Brockett, F. S. Carlton, Thomas Harvey, George W. Hubbard, T. Frank Ireland, H. C. Minnie, J. H. Moyes, John Popp, J. B. Sperry, N. B. Wattles, Henry C. Weber, S. L. Boyce & Son, Casper Gnau & Company, Edwards & Chamberlin, Foster, Stevens Company, John W. Jochim Company, McDonnell Hardware and Scott Brothers & Delisle.
Erected 1991 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number S0628.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Events. In addition, it
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Location. 42° 41.33′ N, 84° 32.312′ W. Marker is in Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County. It can be reached from South Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4414 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Lansing MI 48910, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Little Family Homesite / Malcolm X (approx. 1½ miles away); Roswell Everett / Roswell Everett House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mount Hope Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Post 9/11 Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Evergreen Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); REO Motor Car Company / REO Clubhouse
Photographed by Bill Rieske, June 6, 2017
2. Michigan Retail Hardware Association Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Malcolm X Homesite (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bill Rieske, October 19, 2014
3. Michigan Retail Hardware Association with Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2017, by Bill Rieske of Lansing, Michigan. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2017, by Bill Rieske of Lansing, Michigan. 3. submitted on May 30, 2017, by Bill Rieske of Lansing, Michigan. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
