Near Bessemer in Gogebic County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Memory Lane Highway

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, July 18, 2011

1. Memory Lane Highway Marker

Inscription. Honoring the men and women from this community who served their country. Sponsored jointly by the Bessemer Woman’s Club and the Michigan State Highway Department Dedicated May 30, 1949

Erected 1949.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1800.

Location. 46° 28.839′ N, 90° 1.572′ W. Marker is near Bessemer, Michigan, in Gogebic County. It is on U.S. 2, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bessemer MI 49911, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on Lake Superior’s South Shore Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gogebic Iron Range (a few steps from this marker); Newport

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Hill (approx. 5.1 miles away); Pabst Mine "H" Shaft (approx. 5½ miles away); The Truth Behind the Legend of Stormy Kromer (approx. 5.7 miles away); Curry House (approx. 6.6 miles away); Erwin Central School (approx. 6.6 miles away); Hiawatha (approx. 6.8 miles away); Commemorating the Iron Ore Industry (approx. 6.8 miles away).

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, July 18, 2011

2. Memory Lane Highway Marker

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, July 18, 2011

3. Memory Lane Highway Marker

Located in the bushes to the east of Gogebic Iron Range marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.