Marshall in Calhoun County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hobart Street

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 12, 2021

1. Hobart Street Marker

Inscription. Randall Hobart arrived in Marshall in 1831 as a lay preacher who helped organize the local Methodist Church. He served as the Justice, who delayed the Kentucky slave hunters long enough to allow the Adam Crosswhite family to escape to Ontario through the underground railroad. He was one of the Wolverine Rangers who headed west in the Gold Rush in 1849, and purportedly died in California near the turn of the century.

Erected by Rotary International.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 42° 16.738′ N, 84° 57.972′ W. Marker is in Marshall, Michigan, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection of Hobart Road and North Kalamazoo Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Hobart Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 524 North Kalamazoo Avenue, Marshall MI 49068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Michigan.

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: William W. Cook (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brewer Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harold C. Brooks / Fitch-Gorham-Brooks House

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Mary Miller / Hillside (approx. 0.4 miles away); John D. Pierce Homesite (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jeremiah Cronin Jr. House / John Bellairs (approx. 0.4 miles away); Isaac E. Crary House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Honolulu House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marshall.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 12, 2021

2. Hobart Street Marker

North Kalamazoo Avenue is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.