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Cantonment Anderson

 
 
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Photographed by Nathan Bierma, August 12, 2024
1. Cantonment Anderson Marker
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Left Cantonment Anderson
8th Mich. Inftry Aug. 21"
2nd Mich. Cavalry Nov. 15"
3rd Mich. Cavalry Nov. 28"
Battery "B" 1st Mich. L.A. Dec. 17"
Battery "S" 1st Mich. L.A. Dec. 17"
1861.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 42° 56.449′ N, 85° 39.833′ W. Memorial is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County. It is on Jefferson Avenue 0.1 miles south of Hall Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 110 Hall St SE, Grand Rapids MI 49507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Andrew's Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Gerald R. Ford Boyhood Home / President Gerald R. Ford (approx. 0.8 miles away); May House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Catholic Central High School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Saint Andrew School Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bishop Frederic Baraga (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Castle (approx. 1.3 miles away); Voigt House (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Rapids.
 
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Cantonment Anderson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nathan Bierma, August 12, 2024
2. Cantonment Anderson Marker
Cantonment Anderson Marker in front of the former South High School image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nathan Bierma, August 12, 2024
3. Cantonment Anderson Marker in front of the former South High School
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2024, by Nathan Bierma of Grand Rapids, Michigan. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2024, by Nathan Bierma of Grand Rapids, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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