Bearinger Township near Ocqueoc in Presque Isle County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bearinger Union School

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2023

1. Bearinger Union School Marker

Inscription. A forest fire destroyed Bearinger’s log schoolhouse, known as Grace School, in 1919. The following year this structure was built of locally gathered fieldstones no doubt chosen as a material resistant to fire. This building served Bearinger Township students until 1937 when the North Allis and Bearinger districts began transporting students to Onaway. In 1957 the township purchased the school and converted it to a township hall.

Erected 2002 by Michigan Historical Commission - Michigan Historical Center. (Marker Number 2117.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 45° 29.678′ N, 84° 8.839′ W. Marker is near Ocqueoc, Michigan, in Presque Isle County. It is in Bearinger Township. It is at the intersection of Town Hall Highway (County Road 646) and Balch Road on Town Hall Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17034 Town Hall Hwy, Millersburg MI 49759, 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.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Youth Foundation of America Camp (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lake Huron (approx. 6.6 miles away); Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (approx. 6.6 miles away); Racer (approx. 6.7 miles away).

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Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2023

2. Bearinger Union School and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.