Bay View in Emmet County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First Bay View Fire Hydrant

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

1. First Bay View Fire Hydrant Marker

Inscription.
Now disconnected this hydrant was the first one in use in Bay View around 1883

Erected by Bay View Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 45° 23.092′ N, 84° 56.047′ W. Marker is in Bay View, Michigan, in Emmet County. It is on Encampment Avenue. The fire hydrant is on the Bay View Association campus, about 250 feet SSW of the intersection of Fairview and Encampment Avenues. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petoskey MI 49770, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula,

on the Straits of Mackinac,

and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. 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 Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Bay View Historical Museum (here, next to this marker); Speaker's Stand (a few steps from this marker); Woman's Council (within shouting distance of this marker); Epworth Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); John M. Hall Auditorium (within shouting distance of this marker); Bay View / Bay View Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Hitchcock Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Evelyn Hall (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay View.

Also see . . . The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church. Association website homepage (Submitted on September 6, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

First Bay View Fire Hydrant and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

2. First Bay View Fire Hydrant and Marker

First Bay View Fire Hydrant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

3. First Bay View Fire Hydrant

First Bay View Fire Hydrant and Marker Setting image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016

4. First Bay View Fire Hydrant and Marker Setting

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 503 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on September 7, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.