Central Business District in Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Kalamazoo Gazette

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 30, 2014

1. Kalamazoo Gazette Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1833 as the weekly Michigan Statesman and St. Joseph Chronicle, this newspaper, edited by Henry Gilbert, followed the United States Land Office when it moved from White Pigeon to Kalamazoo in 1835. It first appeared as the Kalamazoo Gazette on January 23, 1837. On March 26, 1872, under Andrew J. Shakespeare, it became a daily publication. In 1925 the Gazette moved to its present location. It celebrated its 150th anniversary of publication in 1987, the year of the Michigan Sesquicentennial.

Erected 1987 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1399.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1796.

Location. 42° 17.318′ N, 85° 34.977′ W. Marker is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County. It is in the Central Business District. It is at the intersection of South Burdick Street and E. Lovell Street, on the right when traveling north on South Burdick Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo MI 49007, 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: Epaphroditus Ransom (about 500 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Kalamazoo River (about 700 feet away); David S. Walbridge (about 700 feet away); The Heart of a New Town (about 700 feet away); U.S. Ten Inch Columbiad (about 700 feet away); The Upjohn Company / William E. Upjohn (about 800 feet away); Presented To The City Of Kalamazoo (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln's August 1856 Speech in Kalamazoo (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kalamazoo.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 30, 2014

2. Kalamazoo Gazette Marker

At the southeast corner of the intersection
of S. Burdick Street and E. Lovell Street

Kalamazoo Gazette Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 30, 2014

3. Kalamazoo Gazette Building

Marker is located at lower left corner of building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 896 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 18, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.