Near Newport in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Old Hull Road
Photographed by John Lambrou, March 21, 2021
1. Old Hull Road Marker
New marker and location
General Hull's army hewed out of the wilderness the first Michigan road when it advanced from the River Raisin to Detroit at the beginning of the War of 1812.
In Monroe the original crossing of the river by Hull's Army was at a ford near the present Winchester bridge.
North of Monroe, Hull's road followed an old Indian trail which is now the course of M-56, long known as the Old Dixie, which courses the shore line of Lake Erie and which, northwest of Oldport runs into the Old River Road, thence into Jefferson Avenue, Detroit.
Hull's army engineers were the first to bridge the Huron River in anticipation of the movement to Detroit of men and supplies from Monroe where a quartermaster depot had been established.
Erected by Monroe County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 42° 0.226′ N, 83° 15.426′ W. Marker is near Newport, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is on US Turnpike Road 0.3 miles north of Strong Road, on the right when traveling north. This historical marker has been recently
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Estral Beach Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Prohibition in Berlin Township / "A Bootleggers Paradise" (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. Charles Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Potter Cemetery / Public Act 525 of 2012 (approx. 3 miles away); Hull's Trace (approx. 3.6 miles away); Pointe Mouillee Marsh (approx. 3.8 miles away); Historic State Police Post (approx. 4 miles away); State Police Post (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.
Related markers.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, March 26, 2021
2. Old Hull Road Marker
Old Hull Road Marker at new location - Price's Orchard
Also see . . . Hulls Trace Road. Monroe County Michigan Lost & Forgotten History website entry (Submitted on October 14, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, February 6, 2010
3. Former location of the Old Hull Road Marker.
View of former historical marker, and of the modern day roadway (the North Dixie Highway) that was built atop of the Old Hull Road). This marker was located 8.1 miles south of replacement marker across from Welcome Way.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, February 6, 2010
4. Former location of the Old Hull Road Marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, February 6, 2010
5. Former Old Hull Road Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,917 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on January 15, 2021, by Lisa Gessner of Dundee, Michigan. Photos: 1. submitted on March 22, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 2. submitted on March 26, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 6, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
