Near Kalkaska in Kalkaska County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Excelsior Town Hall

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 15, 2022

1. Excelsior Town Hall Marker

Inscription. Twenty-five years after the township's organization in 1875, Excelsior's citizens decided to build a town hall. In 1901 they purchased this site from Edwin Wagenschutz for $100, and with plans costing only $7, erected this structure for $1085. The simple frame building continues to serve as the town hall. From 1907 to 1926 the hall also housed Excelsior High School, the first rural high school in Michigan established under the law of 1901.

Erected 1974 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L288.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 44° 43.677′ N, 85° 3.18′ W. Marker is near Kalkaska, Michigan, in Kalkaska County. It is at the intersection of Sigma Road Southeast (County Highway 571) and Wagonschutz Road, on the left when traveling north on Sigma Road Southeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 967 Sigma Road Southeast, Kalkaska MI 49646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kalkaska County Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away); Kalkaska County

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); Col. Baker Post No. 84 Memorial (approx. 6.3 miles away); Narrow Gauge Rails and Wheels (approx. 8.2 miles away); Rugg Pond Dam (approx. 8.2 miles away); A Memorial To William Copeland (approx. 8.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 11½ miles away); Village of Wetzell (approx. 14.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kalkaska.

Excelsior Town Hall and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 15, 2022

2. Excelsior Town Hall and Marker

Excelsior Town Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 15, 2022

3. Excelsior Town Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.