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Vicksburg in Kalamazoo County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Vicksburg's First Mill

 
 
Vicksburg's First Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, September 17, 2013
1. Vicksburg's First Mill Marker
Inscription.

On this site stood
Vickburg's First Mill
Erected 1850
Burned and rebuilt 1853
Destroyed by fire 1885

This marker placed by Vicksburg
Community Council May 31, 1920

 
Erected 1920 by Vicksburg Community Council.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 1812.
 
Location. 42° 7.122′ N, 85° 32.184′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County. Marker is on W. Washington Street east of S. Mill Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicksburg MI 49097, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Vickers' Mill (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fanny M. Bair Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Underground Railroad House (approx. 4.8 miles away); Schoolcraft G.A.R. Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Central Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 6˝ miles away); Hayloft Theatre (approx. 6.7 miles away); Stuart Manor (approx. 6.8 miles away); Portage District No. 8 School (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.
 
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Vicksburg's First Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, September 17, 2013
2. Vicksburg's First Mill Marker
Marker is set in a millstone
Vicksburg's First Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, September 17, 2013
3. Vicksburg's First Mill Marker
View from curb on W. Washington St
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.

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