Burns Park in Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Samuel Denton

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

1. Samuel Denton Marker

Inscription. Professor of Medicine in the University of Michigan for ten years from 1850. He taught Pathology and the Theory and Practice of Medicine. Born July 2, 1803, at Vallkill, New York, he studied medicine at Castleton, Vermont where he received the M.D. degree in 1825 and came to Ann Arbor. He was elected to the state senate and the overnor appointed him Regent of the University, an office he held for four years. He died on August 17, 1860. With the calm faith of a Christian, he departed into the peace of the dead.

This being a translation of the original Latin text from the base of the monument

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1803.

Location. 42° 16.563′ N, 83° 44.257′ W. Marker is in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. It is in Burns Park. It can be reached from South University Avenue near Tappan Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 913 S University Ave, Ann Arbor MI 48109, 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: Charles Fox (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Whiting (a few steps from this marker); The Professors' Monument (a few steps from this marker); Douglass Houghton (a few steps from this marker); The Central Forty and The Diag

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Xi Psi Phi Fraternity (about 300 feet away); Acacia (about 400 feet away); Robert Brackett Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ann Arbor.

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

2. Samuel Denton Marker

Marker one of four surrounding the Professors Monument

Samuel Denton image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvah Bradish, 1852

3. Samuel Denton

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.