Gold Coast in Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Last Tollgate in Detroit

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 25, 2025

1. Last Tollgate in Detroit Marker

Inscription. 1851 -- 1895
This tablet marks the site
of the
last tollgate erected in Detroi

Erected 1936 by Louisa St. Clair Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 42° 20.963′ N, 82° 59.86′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Gold Coast. It is at the intersection of East Jefferson Avenue and Baldwin Road, on the right when traveling east on East Jefferson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7600 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit MI 48214, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast 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 Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Naval Training Armory Flagpole (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Police Radio Dispatch (approx. 0.8 miles away); Detroit Spanish American War Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ransom Eli Olds (approx. 0.9 miles away); Major General Alpheus Starkey Williams (approx. 0.9 miles away); Indian Village (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gen. O. M. Poe Post No. 433 (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Detroit.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 25, 2025

2. Last Tollgate in Detroit Marker

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, September 15, 2022

3. Location

The marker is at the driveway for the former Brodhead Naval Armory.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.