Cass City in Tuscola County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Elkland Township Hall

Photographed by Kathy Garman, June 30, 2020

1. Elkland Township Hall Marker

Inscription. This hall was built in 1881 as the center of government activity for Elkland Township. Erected at a cost of $2,600, it was the first brick structure in Cass City. Local timber and brick supplied by the Depews Brick Kilns were used throughout the hall. Serving as the town’s cultural center since 1965, this building has housed township gatherings, a newspaper office, lodge functions and a basketball court in years gone by.

Erected 1980 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L714A.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 43° 36.061′ N, 83° 10.58′ W. Marker is in Cass City, Michigan, in Tuscola County. It is on Main Street (Michigan Route 81) east of West Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6429 Main St, Cass City MI 48726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Thumb.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cass City Veterans' War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church (about 700 feet away); The United States Of America Commemoration Vietnam War 50th

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(approx. ¼ mile away); State Reward Road No. 1 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Horatio S. Earle Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sawmill (approx. 5.1 miles away); Gagetown (approx. 5.2 miles away); House (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cass City.

Elkland Township Hall and the Historical Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kathy Garman, June 30, 2020

2. Elkland Township Hall and the Historical Marker

Close-up of the Front Facade of the Elkland Township Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kathy Garman, June 30, 2020

3. Close-up of the Front Facade of the Elkland Township Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2020, by John Garman of Rochester Hills. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 26, 2020, by John Garman of Rochester Hills. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.