Near Montrose in Genesee County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Montrose Township Cemetery
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Methodist Protestant Church
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 28, 2021
1. Montrose Township Cemetery Marker Side
Montrose Township Cemetery
In 1859 Montrose Township bought three acres of land from John Berry to create a burying ground, which was later expanded. In August of that year, John Pickett Slade, a veteran of the War of 1812, was the first person buried here. Early township settlers and residents are among the more than 5,000 people who are interred in the cemetery. Wyman and Edith Jennings donated the small chapel to the township in 1988. Gerald and Helen Flynn gave the township the land on which the chapel was built.
Methodist Protestant Church
The Methodist Protestant Church Association laid the cornerstone for this church in 1893 on land later purchased from the John Berry family. The building was finished in 1895. Membership declined over the years, and in 1917 the church trustees sold the deteriorating building to Duncan Berry, who repaired it and deeded it to Montrose Township. Locally known as the "Church on the Hill," it became a venue for Memorial Day ceremonies, funerals, weddings and church services.
Erected 2017 by Michigan Historical Commission and Michigan History Center. (Marker Number L2302.)
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Location. 43° 10.585′ N, 83° 52.279′ W. Marker is near Montrose, Michigan, in Genesee County. It is on Vienna Road (State Highway 57) 0.4 miles west of North McKinley Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montrose MI 48457, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. one mile away); St. Paul's Episcopal Mission (approx. 3.9 miles away); Taymouth Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Brent Creek United Methodist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Burt Opera House / Wellington R. Burt (approx. 4½ miles away); The American Legion Memorial Highway (approx. 5.4 miles away); Saint Michael Catholic Parish / Saint Michael Catholic Church and School (approx. 6 miles away); a different marker also named Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 6½ miles away).
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 28, 2021
2. Methodist Protestant Church Marker Side
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 28, 2021
3. Methodist Protestant Church and Marker
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 28, 2021
4. Montrose Township Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
