Hillsdale in Hillsdale County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Camp Woodbury / Lewis Emery Park
Photographed By Craig Doda, December 28, 2019
1. Camp Woodbury Marker
Inscription.
Camp Woodbury, also, Lewis Emery Park. .
Camp Woodbury. On July 2, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for troops for the Union Army. Men from Monroe, Hillsdale and Lenawee counties met in Hillsdale to form the Eighteenth Michigan Infantry Regiment. Local mill owner Lewis Emery volunteered this land for the regiment's use. Near here they created Camp Woodbury, named for Colonel Dwight Woodbury from Adrian. The men trained at Camp Woodbury from July to August. The regiment was mustered into service on August 26, 1862, under the command of Colonel Charles Doolittle.
Lewis Emery Park. In 1930 the Hillsdale chapter of the Izaac Walton League partnered with the Michigan Conservation Department to establish a pond here to raise fish for sport fishing and conservation. It yielded more than 472,000 bluegills in its first year. Over the next few years, laborers employed by the federal relief Civil Works Administration dug five more ponds which were used to raise bluegill and bass. After the state stopped using the ponds in the early 1960s, the land was deeded to Hillsdale County and renamed Lewis Emery Park.
Camp Woodbury
On July 2, 1862, President
Abraham Lincoln issued a
call for troops for the Union
Army. Men from Monroe,
Hillsdale and Lenawee
counties met in Hillsdale to
form the Eighteenth
Michigan Infantry Regiment.
Local mill owner Lewis
Emery volunteered this land
for the regiment's use. Near
here they created Camp
Woodbury, named for
Colonel Dwight Woodbury
from Adrian. The men
trained at Camp Woodbury
from July to August. The
regiment was mustered into
service on August 26, 1862,
under the command of
Colonel Charles Doolittle.
Lewis Emery Park
In 1930 the Hillsdale chapter
of the Izaac Walton League
partnered with the Michigan
Conservation Department to
establish a pond here to raise
fish for sport fishing and
conservation. It yielded more
than 472,000 bluegills in its
first year. Over the next few
years, laborers employed by
the federal relief Civil Works
Administration dug five
more ponds which were used
to raise bluegill and bass.
After the state stopped using
the ponds in the early 1960s,
the land was deeded to
Hillsdale County and
renamed Lewis Emery Park.
Erected 2017 by Michigan Historical Commission - Michigan History Center. (Marker Number L2299.)
Location. 41° 55.583′ N, 84° 36.533′ W. Marker is in Hillsdale, Michigan, in Hillsdale County. Marker is on Lewis Emery Drive south of State Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2020 State Rd, Hillsdale MI 49242, United States of America. Touch for directions.
5. Park entrance. Marker is next to picnic area on left background.
Photographed By Craig Doda, December 28, 2019
6. Camp Woodbury - Lewis Emery Park
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 25, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
