Alpine Township in Comstock Park in Kent County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Alpine Township Hall
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 4, 2021
1. Alpine Township Hall Marker
Inscription.
Alpine Township Hall. . In 1847, Alpine Township was set apart from Walker Township at a meeting held in a schoolhouse in present-day Comstock Park. Edward Wheeler was elected supervisor. Subsequent meetings were held in a log school one-half mile east of here on the Wheeler farm. In 1855 Wheeler deeded a parcel of land adjacent to this site to the township for the establishment of a cemetery. Around 1860 this hall was built at the geographic center of the township to house the area’s governmental and community activities. The Grange, organized by local farmers in 1874, met here until 1878 when they built their own hall one mile west of here. In 1961 a new township office was erected and this structure was vacated. The township restored the hall in 1987. Two years later it opened as a museum.
In 1847, Alpine Township was set apart from Walker Township at a meeting held in a schoolhouse in present-day Comstock Park. Edward Wheeler was elected supervisor. Subsequent meetings were held in a log school one-half mile east of here on the Wheeler farm. In 1855 Wheeler deeded a parcel of land adjacent to this site to the township for the establishment of a cemetery. Around 1860 this hall was built at the geographic center of the township to house the area’s governmental and community activities. The Grange, organized by local farmers in 1874, met here until 1878 when they built their own hall one mile west of here. In 1961 a new township office was erected and this structure was vacated. The township restored the hall in 1987. Two years later it opened as a museum.
Erected 1990 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1417.)
Location. 43° 4.371′ N, 85° 43.746′ W. Marker is in Comstock Park, Michigan, in Kent County. It is in Alpine Township. Marker is
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at the intersection of 7 Mile Road Northwest and Walker Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east on 7 Mile Road Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2408 7 Mile Rd NW, Comstock Park MI 49321, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Cemetery mentioned on the marker adjacent to town hall
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 4, 2021
4. Alpine Township Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
