Yale in St. Clair County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Our Town Yale

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 18, 2024

1. Our Town Yale Marker

Inscription.
Still Here
1882 The Yale Expositor • 1887 First Brick School • 1899 The Mccoll House

Now Gone
The Yale Flax Mill • The Yale Creamery • The Yale Canning Factory

• 1871… First church built in Brockway Centre was the Methodist Episcopal Early preacher Sam Bettes remembered with a street.
• 1872… Second church built in Yale was the Methodist Protestant Levi Morrill, an early lumberman, was remembered with a street.
• John D. Jones constructed first road; Jones Street is named after him.
• James S. Kennifick an early settler helped lay out village of Brockway Centre; Kennefic Street is named after him.
• 1902… Yale Expositor item: 3 autos were sighted.
• 1885… First wooden sidewalks were built.
• 1903… First section of a cement walk was poured.
• 1997… DDA layed first commemorative brick sidewalk.
• 1885… First village election was held.
• 1885… New jail was built.
• 1889… Bicycles were status symbols and silent socials were the latest.
• 1891… First fire engine.
• 1898… 1st lights installed.
• 1903… Every business and home had water supplied.
• 1987… Yale's first Centennial Business - The
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Yale Expositor.
• 1989… First Yale Bologna Festival.
• 2002-2003… Downtown Development Authority installed historical murals of Yale, done by local artist Jane Weis, owner of Signs Unlimited.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 43° 7.727′ N, 82° 47.914′ W. Marker is in Yale, Michigan, in St. Clair County. It is at the intersection of West Mechanic Street and South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West Mechanic Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 S Main St, Yale MI 48097, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in one of the Lake Huron Shore counties. 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

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 18, 2024

2. Our Town Yale Marker

within walking distance of this marker: Yale Honors and Thanks Those Who Served (here, next to this marker); Yale Historical Murals (here, next to this marker); Yale Woolen Mills (here, next to this marker); From 1850-1899 Brockway Center (here, next to this marker); The Spirit of Yale Bulldogs (here, next to this marker); Log Road (a few steps from this marker); Norman Rockwell Paintings (a few steps from this marker); The Yale Expositor (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yale.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.