Marshall in Calhoun County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sidney Ketchum (1797-1862)
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Marshall House

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 12, 2021

1. Sidney Ketchum (1797-1862) / Marshall House Marker

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Inscription. Sidney Ketchum
(1797-1862) Sidney Ketchum, a land surveyor, was born in Clinton County, New York. Seeking a new home and hoping to found a town, Ketchum explored central lower Michigan in 1830. Later that year he obtained government grants for the land on which most of Marshall now stands. He named the town in honor of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall. Ketchum founded the county’s first bank in 1836 and built the city’s first Methodist church in 1838.

Marshall HouseThis handsome structure was built in 1838 by Sidney Ketchum, founder of Marshall. For many years it was one of the largest and most elaborate hotels outside of Detroit. The then three-story structure, known as the Marshall House, had forty bedrooms and a dining room with a seating capacity of 150. Suffering from competition with a newly erected local inn, the hotel closed in 1859. The building reopened in 1864 as the Perrin Collegiate Institute, a boarding and day school for girls. It now houses a mortuary.

Erected 1980 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L0784.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in

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these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 42° 16.285′ N, 84° 57.316′ W. Marker is in Marshall, Michigan, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection of Exchange Street and East Green Street, on the right when traveling south on Exchange Street. Located at the Quilts at the Marshall House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Exchange St, Marshall MI 49068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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 walking distance of this marker: Rendezvous Encampment (within shouting distance of this marker); "Old Territorial Road" (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Army of the Republic / The G.A.R. Hall (within shouting distance

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 12, 2021

2. Sidney Ketchum (1797-1862) / Marshall House Marker

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of this marker); Michigan Ave. (within shouting distance of this marker); The United States Bicentennial 1776-1976 (within shouting distance of this marker); Oliver C. Comstock Jr. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Howard F. Young / Postmasters (about 600 feet away); Thomas J. O'Brien (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marshall.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 12, 2021

3. Sidney Ketchum (1797-1862) / Marshall House Marker

Marshall House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 12, 2021

4. Marshall House

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 777 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

Sidney Ketchum (1797-1862)⎯⎯⎯Marshall House

Sidney Ketchum (1797-1862)
⎯⎯⎯
Marshall House