Yale in St. Clair County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Yale Historical Murals

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By Joel Seewald, August 16, 2020

1. Yale Historical Mural #1

Inscription.

Yale Historical Murals. . Mural #1 1851 Lumber Camp S. Main Street & Brockway Rd.. Left side: White Pine , Michigan's State Tree Right side: Roll Away on the bank of Mill Creek Mural #2 from 1850 - 1889 Brockway Centre officially named Yale in 1889. Mural 3 1881 The Railroad comes to Brockway Centre. Mural 4 Our Town Yale Remembering the Years. Still Here 1882 The Yale Expositor 1887 First Brick School 1899 The McColl House Now Gone The Yale Flax Mill The Yale Creamery The Yale Canning Factory 1871... First church built in Brockway Centre was the Methodist Episcopal Early preacher Sam Bettes remembered with a street 1872... Second church built in Yale was the Methodist Protestant Levi Morrill, an early lumberman, was remembered with a street John D. Jones constructed first road; Jones Street is named after him James S. Kennifick an early settler helped lay out village of Brockway Centre; Kennefic Street is named after him 1902... Yale Expositor item: 3 autos were sighted 1885... First wooden sidewalks were built 1903... First section of a cement walk was poured 1997... DDA layed first commemorative brick sidewalk 1885... First village election was held 1885... New jail was built 1889... Bicycles were status symbols and silent socials were the latest 1891... First fire engine 1898... 1st lights installed 1903... Every business and home had water supplied 1987... Yale's first Centennial Business - The Yale Expositor 1989... First Yale Bologna Festival 2002 - 2003... Downtown Development Authority installed historical murals of Yale, done by local artist Jane Weis, owner of Signs Unlimited Mural 5 Yale City Park Dedicated In 1947. Mural 6 The Annual Yale Bologna Festival Est. 1989 The Royal Family of Bolognaville . Mural 7 Also called a Corduroy Road Log Road M-19. Left side: Charley Brockway drove his band over the log road at breakneck speed from Yale to Brockway in only 20 minutes. Right side: Abundance of Wildlife in the late 1800's Mural 8 Yale's First School 1853. Mural 9 "The heart & soul of Yale" Yale Woolen Mills 1881 - 1963. Fleece from local sheep farmers was made into yarn and clothes During world war one olive drab cloth was made for Army uniforms Manufactured upholstery for all the major car companies Locals aided in the war effort by making world war two Army uniforms Mural 10 Yale Honors and Thanks Those Who Served. Mural 11 Farming In Yale Farmers ... the Heart of America Early On ... & Still Left side: Early Farming Still Farming. Mural 12 The Spirit of Yale Bulldogs Since 1902. Left side: Go Blue & White First athletic contest by Yale High School was on November 13, 1902. Event played on a field at the Yale Fairgrounds on Sayles Road. Right side: Sail on for dear Yale High the Blue and White will never die and every one in every way will fight to make this our team's day. Yes we will cheer you through and through as every Bulldog fan will do. So fight for Y - A - L - E to the end, our mighty honor to defend! Go Yale! Mural 13 Looking North 1905 , Main Street , Looking South 2005

1905	Celebrating 100 Years	2005
Population 900	YALE	Population 2063

. . This historical marker was erected by Yale Downtown Development Authority. It is in Yale in St. Clair County Michigan

Mural #1
1851 Lumber Camp
S. Main Street & Brockway Rd.

Left side: White Pine — Michigan's State Tree
Right side: Roll Away on the bank of Mill Creek

Mural #2
from 1850 - 1889
Brockway Centre
officially named
Yale in 1889

Mural 3
1881
The Railroad
comes to Brockway Centre

Mural 4
Our Town
Yale
Remembering the Years

Still Here
1882 The Yale Expositor
1887 First Brick School
1899 The McColl House

Now Gone
The Yale Flax Mill
The Yale Creamery
The Yale Canning Factory

1871... First church built in Brockway Centre was the Methodist Episcopal
Early preacher Sam Bettes remembered with a street
1872... Second church built in Yale was the Methodist Protestant
Levi Morrill, an early lumberman, was remembered with a street

John D. Jones constructed first road; Jones Street is named after him
James

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S. Kennifick an early settler helped lay out village of Brockway Centre; Kennefic Street is named after him
1902... Yale Expositor item: 3 autos were sighted

1885... First wooden sidewalks were built
1903... First section of a cement walk was poured
1997... DDA layed first commemorative brick sidewalk

1885... First village election was held
1885... New jail was built
1889... Bicycles were status symbols and silent socials were the latest
1891... First fire engine
1898... 1st lights installed
1903... Every business and home had water supplied

1987... Yale's first Centennial Business - The Yale Expositor
1989... First Yale Bologna Festival
2002 - 2003... Downtown Development Authority installed historical murals of Yale, done by local artist Jane Weis, owner of Signs Unlimited

Mural 5
Yale City Park
Dedicated In
1947

Mural 6
The Annual Yale
Bologna Festival
Est. 1989
The Royal Family of Bolognaville

Mural 7
Also called a Corduroy Road
Log Road
M-19
Left side: Charley Brockway drove his band over the log road at breakneck speed from Yale to Brockway in only 20 minutes.
Right

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side: Abundance of Wildlife in the late 1800's

Mural 8
Yale's
First School
1853

Mural 9
"The heart & soul of Yale"
Yale Woolen Mills
1881 - 1963

Fleece from local sheep farmers was made into yarn and clothes

During WW I olive drab cloth was made for Army uniforms

Manufactured upholstery for all the major car companies

Locals aided in the war effort by making WW II Army uniforms

Mural 10
Yale Honors and Thanks Those Who Served

Mural 11
Farming In Yale
Farmers ... the Heart of America
Early On ... & Still

Left side: Early Farming Still Farming

Mural 12
The Spirit of
Yale Bulldogs
Since 1902

Left side:
Go Blue
& White
First athletic contest by Yale High School was on November 13, 1902. Event played on a field at the Yale Fairgrounds on Sayles Road.

Right side:
Sail on for dear Yale High
the Blue and White will never die and every one in every way will fight to make this our team's day.
Yes we will cheer you through and through as every Bulldog fan will do.
So

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4. Yale Historical Mural #4

fight for Y - A - L - E to the end, our mighty honor to defend!
Go Yale!

Mural 13
Looking North 1905 — Main Street — Looking South 2005

1905	Celebrating 100 Years	2005
Population 900	YALE	Population 2063

Erected by Yale Downtown Development Authority.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 43° 7.728′ N, 82° 47.914′ W. Marker is in Yale, Michigan, in St. Clair County. Marker is at the intersection of South Brockway Road (State Highway 19) and Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling south on South Brockway Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 South Brockway Road, Yale MI 48097, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Yale Expositor (within shouting distance of this marker); Kovatch Korner (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); James McColl House (about 700 feet away); Cole United Methodist Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish / John F. Farrell

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5. Yale Historical Mural #5

(approx. 9½ miles away); Buel Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 10 miles away); Capac's Early Railroad Depots/The Fourth Capac Depot (approx. 10 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Boulder (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yale.

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13. Yale Historical Mural #13

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14. Yale Historical Murals Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 30 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.