Old Fourth Ward in Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Antislavery Society

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, September 10, 2021

1. Antislavery Society Marker

Inscription. The founding meeting of the Michigan Antislavery Society was held in the First Presbyterian Church, located on this site, on November 10, 1836. Delegates from six counties elected officers and adopted fourteen resolutions denouncing slavery. This convention led to the establishment in Jackson in 1839 of the American Freeman, the state’s first antislavery newspaper, and its successor, Ann Arbor’s Signal of Liberty, in 1841.

Erected 1976 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number S0488.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 10, 1836.

Location. 42° 16.87′ N, 83° 44.673′ W. Marker is in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. It is in the Old Fourth Ward. It is on East Huron Street near South Division Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 E Huron St, Ann Arbor MI 48104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

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 walking distance of this marker: Ann Arbor and LGBTQ+ History / Ann Arbor and Human Rights (within shouting distance of this marker); The Growth of City Services (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Essential City Services (about 400 feet away); New City Government, New Issues, and a New City Hall (about 400 feet away); Central Title Service Building (about 600 feet away); The 19th-Century Neighborhood (about 600 feet away); At Home in the 19th Century (about 600 feet away); Residential Life in Mid-19th Century Ann Arbor (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ann Arbor.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, September 10, 2021

2. Antislavery Society Marker

Marker located at UM Credit Union

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.