Grant Township near National City in Iosco County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pioneer Cemetery

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, October 27, 2021

1. Pioneer Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This township cemetery began in 1870 with the purchase of the land from William and Rosina Dommer, by Daniel E. Fries, Herman Dommer, B. F. Chappell, and William M. Webster, officers of Grant Township. Stages on the Tawas-Manistee line passed these grounds over the Iosco and Ogemaw State Road. One of the stagecoach stops was the Sand Lake House, one and one-half miles to the east. This marker commemorates not only the old highway and the cemetery but also the many unmarked graves of early settlers.

Erected 1963 by Michigan Historical Commission. (Marker Number L33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 44° 18.845′ N, 83° 41.714′ W. Marker is near National City, Michigan, in Iosco County. It is in Grant Township. It is on Old State Road half a mile west of Sand Lake Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: National City MI 48748, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula

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 Great North Woods,

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Whittemore Veterans Memorial (approx. 8 miles away); Kiwanis Monument

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Pioneer Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, October 27, 2021

2. Pioneer Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 844 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.