Gaylord in Otsego County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gaylord, Michigan

Photographed by Joel S., July 8, 2010

1. Gaylord, Michigan Marker

Inscription. Settled in the year 1874 by the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad, the new community was named for Augustine Smith Gaylord, an attorney for the railroad. Born in Jefferson, Ohio in 1831, he started the Saginaw Public School System in 1851. He became a lawyer in 1856 and was appointed to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1862. In 1875, he was appointed to serve as an attorney in the Department of the Interior during the term of President Grant. He died in Saginaw in 1877.

Erected by Otsago County.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 45° 1.635′ N, 84° 40.567′ W. Marker is in Gaylord, Michigan, in Otsego County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 32) and South Otsego Avenue (Business Interstate 75), on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 West Main

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Street, Gaylord MI 49735, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula.

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 Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gaylord Iraqi/Enduring Freedom Memorial (here, next to this marker); Otsego County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Elk, Oil and the Environment (a few steps from this marker); Five Rivers Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Kramer's Busy Big Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Sugar Bowl (within shouting distance of this marker); Otsego County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaylord.

Otsego County Building and Gaylord, Michigan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel S., July 8, 2010

2. Otsego County Building and Gaylord, Michigan Marker

Picture taken from the east looking west along West Main Street.

Sister City Plaque and Otsego County Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel S., July 8, 2010

3. Sister City Plaque and Otsego County Building

The Sister City Plaque, at the corner of West Main Street and South Otsego Avenue, reads:
To the citizens of our sister city
Gaylord, Michigan
From the citizens of
Pontresina,
Switzerland
"Friendship, like Alpine Stone, lasts forever".

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,449 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.