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Ithaca in Gratiot County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Henry Romain Pattengill

1852-1918

 
 
Henry Romain Pattengill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joel S., October 25, 2015
1. Henry Romain Pattengill Marker
Inscription. Superintendent of Ithaca public schools from 1876 to 1884.

He devoted the best years of his young manhood to the lasting benefit of Gratiot's girls and boys who passed under his instruction.

This monument is erected on the site of the old school house by his former pupils and other friends. Dedicated in loving memory to "Pat."
 
Erected 1924.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
 
Location. 43° 17.509′ N, 84° 36.538′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, Michigan, in Gratiot County. It is on West Center Street near North Maple Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 171 West Center Street, Ithaca MI 48847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mid-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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henry R. Pattengill (here, next to this marker); Jackson - Weller House (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gratiot All-Wars Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Died for Freedom (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gratiot County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alma College / Old Main Fire
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(approx. 6.8 miles away); Site of Old Main (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Alma College (was approx. 6.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Henry R. Pattengill Marker and Henry Romain Pattengill Marker/Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joel S., October 25, 2015
2. Henry R. Pattengill Marker and Henry Romain Pattengill Marker/Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 402 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
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Jun. 19, 2026