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Sebewaing in Huron County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Sebewaing

 
 
Sebewaing Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 27, 2021
1. Sebewaing Marker
Inscription.
In memorial of
the founders of
Auchville
April 4, 1853.
First Officers
Friedrich Schilling
Supervisor,
J. Friedrich Luckhard
Clerk,
Jacob F. Ruehle
Treasurer.
The Indians had named
the crooked river
Sebewaing
This name was given
to the town in 1857.

Dedicated   1953   Centennial
The citizens of Sebewaing
Township

 
Erected 1953.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 1853.
 
Location. 43° 43.554′ N, 83° 26.535′ W. Marker is in Sebewaing, Michigan, in Huron County. It is on East Bay Street 0.2 miles east of South Beck Street (State Highway 25), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 612 East Bay Street, Sebewaing MI 48759, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Thumb and in one of the Lake Huron Shore counties. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Indian Mission (a few steps from this marker); John C. Liken / John C. Martini House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sebewaing Township Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Great Fire of 1881 (approx. 7.3 miles away); Henry A. Hamp / Alfred R. Vogel
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(approx. 7.3 miles away); Owendale (approx. 8.8 miles away); Bay Port Fishing District (approx. 9.4 miles away); Stagecoaches (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sebewaing.
 
Sebewaing Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 27, 2021
2. Sebewaing Marker
Marker is on the left side of the large rock on the right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
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Jun. 28, 2026