Rogers City in Presque Isle County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Presque Isle County Bank

Historic Site No. 6

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2018

1. Presque Isle County Bank Marker

Inscription. The center portion of this building, with its gabled roof, was built in 1899 for Charles Osgood, proprietor of the first bank in the county—the Presque Isle County Bank. The original building is shown in this 1907 photo. Charles Osgood is on the right and George Grambau, the bank's teller, is on the left. Osgood's bank had opened here on December 18, 1890, in a small log cabin at the corner of Third Street and Huron Avenue. The bank remained in this location until 1911, when it moved into a much larger copper-domed bank building at the corner of Third Street and Michigan Avenue.

The Presque Isle County Historical Museum provided sign text and images. A Vibrant Small Cities Initiative (VSCI) grant from MSHDA and the City of Rogers City funded this project. The City Council and Community Development Authority jointly obtained the VSCI grant. The Design Committee developed the concept. Sign design and engineering by Harry Wierenga of Fleis and VandenBrink Engineering. Valley City Sign manufactured the signs in 2010. The Department of Public Works installed the signs in 2011.

Erected 2011 by City of Rogers City

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& Vibrant Small Cities Initiative (VSCI) grant from MSHDA. (Marker Number 6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 45° 25.268′ N, 83° 49.071′ W. Marker is in Rogers City, Michigan, in Presque Isle County. It is on North 3rd Street (Alternate U.S. 23) south of West Huron Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the front of the subject building, facing 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 279 North 3rd Street, Rogers City MI 49779, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula

and in one of the Lake Huron Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Frederick

Marker detail: 1907 photo of the bank building (<i>no attached, adjacent buildings yet</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2018

2. Marker detail: 1907 photo of the bank building (no attached, adjacent buildings yet)

Denny Larke General Store (a few steps from this marker); Rogers Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Erskine Building / Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); That Freedom Might Live (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Presque Isle County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Frederick Denny Larke Home (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rogers City.

Regarding Presque Isle County Bank. Building is currently occupied by a dental office.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Rogers City Historic Walking Tour

Presque Isle County Bank Marker (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2018

3. Presque Isle County Bank Marker (wide view)

Presque Isle County Bank Building (<i>wide view; attached, adjacent buildings on both sides</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2018

4. Presque Isle County Bank Building (wide view; attached, adjacent buildings on both sides)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.