Historical Markers and War Memorials in Allen, Michigan
Hillsdale is the county seat for Hillsdale County
Allen is in Hillsdale County
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Forty two years after the surrender at Appomattox, this monument is dedicated to the memory of heroic men who imperilled their lives for the preservation of the Union
Erected by a comrade who, by the fortunes of war, was permitted to . . . — — Map (db m66786) WM
1917 - World War - 1918 Honor Roll Avery, Ora -
Baggerly, E.A. -
Baggerly, Max † -
Barber, Wm. J. -
Beers, Robert -
Byard, Leonard -
Carpenter, Leo -
Clickner, Solon -
Clobridge, Dence -
Combs, Samuel † -
Craddock, Ray -
Crapo, Walter . . . — — Map (db m165551) WM
Civil War
Captain
William G. Whitney
1840 - 1915
Born: Allen, Michigan
Company B Eleventh
Michigan Infantry
Medal of Honor Award:
September 20, 1863
Chickamauga, Georgia
Vietnam War
Staff Sergeant
James Leroy Bondsteel . . . — — Map (db m66785) HM WM
Assistant Chief Wilson
End of watch: December 21, 1954
2130 Hours
Age: 35
Years of service: 4
Village police officers
Ivan Wilson and Gerald Chase
stopped Elmer Anderson for having
a light out. Unbeknownst to the
officers, . . . — — Map (db m165550) HM
Moses Allen fought in the War of 1812, later serving as a captain in the Michigan militia. He became the first "white settler" in present-day Hillsdale County, settling here in April 1827, two years after working on the Chicago Road (present-day . . . — — Map (db m66775) HM
In 1844 Benjamin Ticknor, a U.S. naval surgeon from Connecticut, built this Classic Revival house on his 183-acre farm in Pittsfield Township. He used cobblestone construction, which originated in upstate New York. The rear wing includes a small . . . — — Map (db m101798) HM