Chesterfield Township near New Baltimore in Macomb County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

School District No. 1 Chesterfield

Weller School

Photographed by Joel Seewald, September 9, 2018

1. School District No. 1 Chesterfield Marker

Inscription. Elisha Weller owned the land on which the school was situated for many years. In May, 1831, Elisha purchased three 80 acre parcels of farm land in Chesterfield from the United States Government. To date, the earliest records which we have been able to find are reports which were filed with the State of Michigan by the School Inspectors for the Township of Chesterfield. An early map shows a school situated on Gratiot at 22 Mile Road and this school was known as District 1 (Weller School). These records date back to 1862. We assume that the school is at least that old. Classes were taught continuously in that school until 1954. With school consolidation, Weller School had become a part of the L'Anse Creuse School District along with other "one room schools". In 1954, the school district combined the students from Weller, Hartway, Bates, Milton, and several other schools in the newly built Chesterfield School on 23 Mile Road.

Erected by Chesterfield Township Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1831.

Location. 42° 39.008′ N, 82° 49.265′ W.

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Marker is near New Baltimore, Michigan, in Macomb County. It is in Chesterfield Township. It can be reached from Gloria Goike Boulevard 0.2 miles north of Sugarbush Road. Marker and school are in the Chesterfield Township Historical Village. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47275 Sugarbush Road, New Baltimore MI 48047, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chesterfield Township Tornado Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Kolping Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Neilsen Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Heritage Acres (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); USMC Memorial 1st Batt. 24th Marines (about 600 feet away);

School District No. 1 Chesterfield: Weller School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, September 9, 2018

2. School District No. 1 Chesterfield: Weller School and Marker

Selfridge Field (approx. 1.6 miles away); "The Dorr" (approx. 2.1 miles away); Saint Joseph Sanitarium and Bath House (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Baltimore.

School District No. 1 Chesterfield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 27, 2022

3. School District No. 1 Chesterfield

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2018, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2018, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 3. submitted on December 19, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.