Niles in Berrien County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ring Lardner
Erected 1971 by Michigan Historical Commission. (Marker Number S0339.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1853.
Location. 41° 49.356′ N, 86° 15.31′ W. Marker is in Niles, Michigan, in Berrien County. Marker is on Bond Street north of Fort Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 519 Bond St, Niles MI 49120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Trinity Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); PA-WA-TING (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wesley United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Old Fifth Street Viaduct (approx. half a mile away); Saint Mary’s (approx. half a mile away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Four Flags Hotel (approx. half a mile away); The Chapin House / Henry Austin Chapin (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niles.
More about this marker. Located across the street from the house, next to the St. Joseph River.
Additional commentary.
1. I used to live in the Ring Lardner Mansion....
I lived in the Ring Lardner mansion from 1991–1992 and I had an experience there which I would call phenomenal. I was sitting in the kitchen with a friend when we distinctly heard the sound of dumbbells dropping on the living room floor not once, but twice. It so happened that my weights DID happen to be laying on the living room floor and that we did consider ourselves alone in the apartment at the time. After hearing the dumb bells being dropped onto the floor, I bravely entered the living room to investigate and found nothing but the weights themselves. I know that this mansion is haunted because of what I experienced there that night. No doubt about it.
— Submitted September 30, 2007, by joni Deeter-Callahan of South Bend, Indiana.
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