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

Michigan Historical Survey Point

 
 
Michigan Historical Survey Point Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 2, 2022
1. Michigan Historical Survey Point Marker
Inscription. On 6-14-1852, Wm. Burt, U.S. Surveyor, set a cedar post at the quarter corner of sections 5 & 6, T24N, R2W. He noted an 8 inch diameter yellow pine S75'W. 95 links. That pine still stands...a silent witness to the original surveys of Michigan.
 
Erected 1995 by Michigan Society of Professional Engineers - Mid Michigan Chapter.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
 
Location. 44° 30.088′ N, 84° 35.465′ W. Marker is in Roscommon, Michigan, in Roscommon County. It is at the intersection of North 7th Street and Brooks Street, on the right when traveling north on North 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roscommon MI 48653, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula. 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: Pioneer House (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Our Soldiers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gerrish (approx. 4.7 miles away); Fletcher Fire (approx. 7.9 miles away); Native Plants (approx. 7.9 miles away); A Lot of No Good Land (approx. 8 miles away); Welcome to the Higgins Lake Nursery and CCC Museum (approx. 8.2 miles away); The Hale Fire Tower (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roscommon.
 
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Terney House (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Michigan Historical Survey Point Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 2, 2022
2. Michigan Historical Survey Point Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Jun. 8, 2026