Coldwater in Branch County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Governor Cyrus Gray Luce

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 17, 2013

1. Governor Cyrus Gray Luce Marker

Inscription. On this site lived Cyrus Gray Luce, twenty-seventh Governor of Michigan. Born in Ohio in 1824, he moved to Branch County about 1849. He soon became involved in township, local and state politics, serving on the Board of Agriculture, in the legislature, and as a member of the 1867 constitutional convention. In 1886 and 1888 he was elected Governor on the Republican ticket. He remained active in the farmer's Grange till his death in Coldwater in 1905.

Erected 1976 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number S489.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 41° 56.3′ N, 85° 0.073′ W. Marker is in Coldwater, Michigan, in Branch County. It is at the intersection of Division Street (Old U.S. 27) and East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Division Street. Marker is located near the City of Coldwater Public Safety Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 57 Division Street, Coldwater MI 49036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest 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 walking distance of this marker: Branch County / Branch County Courthouse Site (about 500 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Coldwater War Memorial (about 800 feet away); Michigan Library Association (approx. 0.2 miles away); The City of Coldwater, 1861-1961 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Branch County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Sam (approx. 0.2 miles away); Branch County World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Branch County Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coldwater.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Richard L. Bettinger Memorial Gardens (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 17, 2013

2. Governor Cyrus Gray Luce Marker

View to north along Division Street

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 630 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.