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

Henry A. Hamp
⎯⎯⎯
Alfred R. Vogel

Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 27, 2021

1. Henry A. Hamp / Alfred R. Vogel Marker

Inscription.
Brown
Roadside Park
Honoring
Henry A. Hamp As chief of right-of-way acquisition for state highways during the last 19 years of his 30-year Department career (1951-1981), Mr. Hamp supervised the acquisition of some 43,000 land parcels and 11,000 billboards involving the expenditure of approximately $465 million. Earlier, he served as assistant chief of acquisition and as chief right-of-way buyer or appraiser in several Department districts in the Lower Peninsula.

Past Honoree
Alfred R. Vogel Mr. Vogel was the forester for the Department's 11-county Saginaw District in east-central Michigan for much of his 33-year highway career (1936-1969). He specialized in roadside maintenance development and landscaping.

Erected by Michigan Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 43° 49.225′ N, 83° 22.669′ W. Marker is in Bay Port, Michigan, in Huron County. It can be reached from South Unionville Road (State Highway 25)

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0.6 miles south of Pigeon Road (State Highway 142), on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Brown Roadside Park and can be seen from the park's parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bay Port MI 48720, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Great Fire of 1881 (within shouting distance of this marker); Stagecoaches (approx. 2.1 miles away); Bay Port Fishing District (approx. 2.2 miles away); Pigeon Depot (approx. 5.4 miles away); John C. Liken / John C. Martini House (approx. 7.1 miles away); Sebewaing Township Hall (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Indian Mission (approx. 7.3 miles away); Sebewaing (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay Port.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 22, 2023

2. Henry A. Hamp / Alfred R. Vogel Marker

Brown Roadside Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 27, 2021

3. Brown Roadside Park Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 31, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 2. submitted on September 27, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 31, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.

Henry A. Hamp⎯⎯⎯Alfred R. Vogel

Henry A. Hamp
⎯⎯⎯
Alfred R. Vogel