Bliss Township near Levering in Emmet County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bliss Pioneer Memorial Church

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

1. Bliss Pioneer Memorial Church Marker

Inscription. The congregation of the East Bliss United Brethren Church was organized in 1880. During the pastorate of the Reverend Edward McFarland, this Carpenter Gothic style church was erected. It was dedicated on May 4, 1903. The congregation flourished until 1923, then declined. Financial difficulties forced it to disband in 1949. Former members purchased the church from the United Brethren Conference in 1965 and renamed it Bliss Pioneer Memorial Church. Memorial Day and fall homecoming services are held in it annually.

Erected 1981 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number 778.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1903.

Location. 45° 40.795′ N, 84° 53.089′ W. Marker is near Levering, Michigan, in Emmet County. It is in Bliss Township. It is on East Sturgeon Bay Trail just west of Pleasantview Road (County Route C-81), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1436 E Sturgeon Bay Trail, Levering MI 49755, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula

and 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 Great North Woods,

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Picnic Park (approx. 5.2 miles away); Cross Village, Michigan (approx. 7.7 miles away); Cross Village Township Park (approx. 7.7 miles away); The History of Redpath Memorial Presbyterian Church (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Legs Inn (approx. 7.8 miles away); Light Houses of Grays Reef Passage (approx. 7.8 miles away); The Circle (approx. 8.6 miles away); Life around a Plank House (approx. 8.6 miles away).

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

2. Bliss Pioneer Memorial Church Marker

Bliss Pioneer Memorial Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

3. Bliss Pioneer Memorial Church 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 476 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.