Buchanan in Berrien County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pears Mill
Registered Michigan Historic Site
Photographed by M. Bowyer, July 10, 2007
1. Pears Mill Marker
Erected 1989 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1466.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
Location. 41° 49.616′ N, 86° 21.666′ W. Marker is in Buchanan, Michigan, in Berrien County. It is on South Oak Street south of Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 S Oak, Buchanan MI 49107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Michigan and specifically in one of the Lake Michigan 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 Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buchanan Downtown (within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown Buchanan National Register Historic District / Downtown Buchanan Arts & Historic District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Buchanan North & West Neighborhoods (approx. 0.3 miles away); Moccasin Bluff (approx. 1.7 miles away); Portage Prairie United Methodist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Carey Mission (approx. 4 miles away); Saint Marys (approx. 5 miles away); Johnson Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buchanan.
Also see . . . Pears Mill: an 1850s Greek Revival waterpowered flour mill. Buchanan website entry (Submitted on July 27, 2007, by M. Bowyer of Indianapolis, Indiana.)
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Photographed by M. Bowyer, July 10, 2007
2. Pears Mill, the only remaining water-powered mill built along Buchanan's McCoy Creek.
Photographed by M. Bowyer, July 10, 2007
3. Corner Stone: Dewey Avenue School 1856 - 1949, next to the Mill
Photographed by M. Bowyer, July 10, 2007
4. The Pears Mill sign
Photographed by M. Bowyer, July 10, 2007
5. A pile of stones on the side of the Mill
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2007, by M. Bowyer of Indianapolis, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,924 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2007, by M. Bowyer of Indianapolis, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
