Near Lake Street, 0.1 miles east of Bolles Harbor Drive, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
LaPlaisance Bay - the pleasant bay - was named in 1679 by Robert De LaSalle. After the War of 1812, it became part of the United States. In 1820 Maj. John Whipple was appointed keeper of the LaPlaisance Bay lighthouse. April 19, 1825 Col. John . . . — — Map (db m165271) HM
On LaPlaisance Road at Lake Street, in the median on LaPlaisance Road.
When the War of 1812 began, LaPlaisance Bay settlement consisted of 14 homes along the creek. Medard LaBadie, considered a hero for his participation in the Battles of the River Raisin and those at Fort Meigs and Thames, was a French settler here. . . . — — Map (db m165272) HM
On West Labo Road at Exeter Road, on the left when traveling east on West Labo Road.
Irish and German immigrants first came to this area, known as Stony Creek, in the 1840s. The settlement was also called Athlone, after a city significant in Ireland's military history. Redemptorist missionaries served Catholics here from 1847 until . . . — — Map (db m169691) HM
Near Sigler Road, 0.7 miles east of Swan Creek Road.
Potter Cemetery
In 1847 Ash and Berlin Township people began to be buried in this little cemetery, located on the property line between Royal and Mary Ann Potter's land and that of John and Margaret Flint. In 1860 the couples each deeded half . . . — — Map (db m171222) HM
On Newport Road at Telegraph Road (U.S. 24), on the right when traveling east on Newport Road.
The International
Society of Arboriculture and the National
Arborist Association jointly recognize this significant tree in this bicentennial year as having lived here during the American
Revolutionary Period
1776 · 1976 — — Map (db m227458) HM
On Tecumseh Street at Park Place, on the right when traveling east on Tecumseh Street.
The first land patent for land in the Village of Dundee, was issued to William Remington, from Livingston County, New York, on July 23, 1823. Riley Ingersoll, Dundee's first white settler, settled here in 1824. The settlement was named Dundee by . . . — — Map (db m100794) HM WM
On Riley Street, on the right when traveling east.
Honors its soldiers who fell in the War for the Union. Dedicated Sept. 30, 1913
9 Corps/ 17 Mich. Inf. who rsc'd their name at South Mountain Mo. & took part in 30 engagements.
3 Mich. Cavalry Memorial by comrades of Co. K Corinth, - . . . — — Map (db m216393) WM
On Riley Street, on the right when traveling east.
"Lest we forget-The price of freedom"
WWI
Harry W. Bamm •
Franklin E. Good •
Edward E. Peebles
Korea
Daniel J. Eyler
WWII
Delmar W. Covell •
Elvin E. Hartman •
Virgil W. Hindbaugh •
Frederick J. Lenz • . . . — — Map (db m200557) HM
On Toledo Street at West Monroe Street (Michigan Highway 50), on the right when traveling south on Toledo Street.
Dundee's first saw mill was built here in 1828, by Riley Ingersoll and Samuel and William Gale, on land acquired by William Remington, July 28, 1823. A brush and dirt dam was constructed across the River Raisin in 1827, by Riley Ingersoll and . . . — — Map (db m100791) HM
Near Rightmire Road, 0.5 miles east of Stowell Road, on the right when traveling north.
This land was occupied for centuries by people who lived in close harmony with their natural surroundings. The Indians, or Native Americans, who lived here belonged to various nations or tribes. In particular, the Ottawa (Odawa), Potawatomi, . . . — — Map (db m212668) HM
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Hull's Treaty of 1807 gave the Potawatomi and other Indian tribes nine sections of land in Dundee Township, "where the Macon flows into th River Raisin". Main Street, Neiman, Day and Dundee-Azalia Roads were the original boundaries.
The Indians . . . — — Map (db m200517) HM
On Toledo Street, on the left when traveling north.
As a part of westward expansion, the United States began occupying lands in southeast Michigan in 1796. The Potawatomi Indians called the vast fertile lands along the River Raisin from Lake
Erie westward home. As the U.S. moved into their new . . . — — Map (db m165523) HM
On Toledo Street, on the left when traveling north.
Welcome to the Old Mill Museum. Come in and explore three floors
of exhibits chronicling local history. Learn about the Ford Village
Industries, farm and small town life in the 19th century, and Native
American life on the Macon Reservation. The . . . — — Map (db m165524) HM
On Riley Street at Plank Street, on the right when traveling south on Riley Street.
In 1860 the Reverend A.D. Herzberger of Monroe chartered this church with twenty-two members. The predominantly German congregation worshipped in a schoolhouse until the first church was completed in 1863. The present Gothic church, originally . . . — — Map (db m100784) HM
On Toledo Street, on the left when traveling north.
The grist stone (about 1,200 lbs) on display here was probably
from the Paxson grist mill on the north side of the river.
a runner stone. For many years it served as a stepping stone for
boarding carriages in front of the Drew house on Van Nest . . . — — Map (db m165525) HM
On Toledo Street, on the right when traveling north.
The old village jail has traveled many miles since construction. It started its
historic journey in the late 1800's in the Bell Tower Building which was
located on the south side of the alley off Riley Street. It was moved across
the alley to the . . . — — Map (db m200558) HM
Near Rightmire Road, 0.5 miles east of Stowell Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Native Americans called it Nummasepee (River of Sturgeon), after the great fish that once thrived here. The first French speaking settlers called it Rivière Aux Raisins (River of Grapes) after the many wild grape vines lining its banks. Now . . . — — Map (db m201608) HM
Near Rightmire Road east of Stowell Road, on the right when traveling north.
West County Park is one of five Monroe County Parks. This park focuses on providing natural habitat, not only for plants and wildlife, but for the enjoyment of visitors. With its trails, scenic views, and natural landscape which changes from . . . — — Map (db m201610) HM
On South Dixie Highway, 0.1 miles north of East Temperance Road, on the right when traveling south.
Michigan troops made heir headquarters here during the bloodless Toledo "war" in 1835.
Intense rivalry between the settlers of the two states fanned a controversy near flame. Original U. S. surveys had put in Monroe County the mouth of the . . . — — Map (db m21010) HM
On Manhattan Street, 0.1 miles east of South Dixie Highway, on the left when traveling east.
The parish of St. Joseph, fourth oldest in the Archdiocese of Detroit, dates from the arrival of the hardy French pioneers who began about 1790 making their clearing in the dense walnut stands behind the shores of Maumee Bay. To Father Gabriel . . . — — Map (db m172354) HM
On Lewis Avenue at Van Akins Street, on the right when traveling north on Lewis Avenue.
Ida Village
A day's ride from the River Raisin stood the Ida Inn. Settlers built log cabins around the inn and farms appeared along the old corduroy roads. The Inn, later to become the train station and post office, was purchased, along with . . . — — Map (db m170288) HM
On Lewis Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Ida Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1836, a well was placed at this site for the
use of the Southern Michigan Railroad Company
to supply water for its steam locomotives. This
rail line was used for passengers and freight
between Monroe and Adrian. Because the water
from this . . . — — Map (db m170287) HM
On Monroe Road at Secor Road, on the right when traveling east on Monroe Road.
The first school bus safety crossing mirror in the world was
installed on a Bedford Rural Agricultural School bus in 1950
at Lambertville, MI. Inventor Reid Stout was principal,
teacher, and bus driver. The morror was designed to save
children’s . . . — — Map (db m132037) HM
On Edgewater Drive at Lost Peninsula Marina Drive, on the right when traveling north on Edgewater Drive.
[Front of Marker]
STATE LINE
Surveyed By
S. S. Gannet
Geographer
United States
Geological Survey
1915
[Ohio Side of Marker]
OHIO
Frank B. Willis
Governor
- - - - -
Erected by Authority of
The . . . — — Map (db m197401) HM
On Lakewood Avenue at Luna Pier Road, on the right when traveling north on Lakewood Avenue.
Dedicated to o
the men and women
from the city of
Luna Pier who
have served
their community
L.P.V.F.D.
Dedicated to
the men and women
from the city of
Luna Pier who
served their country
For their tomorrow
we gave our today — — Map (db m165515) WM
On Harold Drive near North 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
WWII
Arthur Geyman KIA LaSalle Unknown Army
Korea
James E. Yenor KIA Luna Pier 7/20/50 Army
Sterling Bushroe POW Erie Unknown A-Force
Charles Schulz KIA LaSalle 2/1/53 Marine
Clyde E Knaggs MIA Luna Pier 12/2/50 Army
Donald . . . — — Map (db m172350) WM
On Sumpter Road at Grant Street, on the left when traveling north on Sumpter Road.
Exeter was organized in 1836 and named for the New York birthplace of the first postmaster, Henry Palmer. In 1890 local officials set aside five hundred dollars to build this hall. The Canadian Southern Railway, which ran through the township, . . . — — Map (db m169690) HM
On Plank Road near Darling Road, on the left when traveling north.
Spaulding Cemetery
The last resting place of many of the pioneer settlers of Milan (Tolanville) and Milan Township. This cemetery served the area from the early 1830's to the early 1900's.
The land was deeded to Milan Township on March 17, . . . — — Map (db m171160) HM
On Wabash Street, on the right when traveling east.
featuring a photo of the 'trestle bridge' that frames the downtown area (facing North) in 1900. This metal bridge was installed over the Saline River by Massillon Bridge Co. of Ohio in Feb. 1889 at a cost of $275.00. A walkway on the east side . . . — — Map (db m236065) HM
On Wabash Street, on the right when traveling east.
featuring a photo of the 'trestle bridge' over the Saline River in 1900 (facing South). The bridge was torn down in 1936 by automobile manufacturer Henry Ford, so he could construct a reservoir and dam, by diverting the current river to a new . . . — — Map (db m236066) HM
On Wabash Street, 0.1 miles south of East Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to all those Milan who have served our country.
Charles Nathan Burns, Usa WWII• Kenneth Westley Cornett, USMC 2007 • Richard Michael Cosme USMC Iraq • Elmer C Harkness USMC WWI • Kenneth N John USA WWII • Larry James Mantyk USMC . . . — — Map (db m236070) WM
On Wabash Street, on the left when traveling east.
Honoring the men of Milan who gave their lives in Vietnam Lavern Michael Lamey • William David Gouger, Jr. • Larry James Eglinsdoerfer • Robert Conover Piercy • James Michael Bryan • Larry Gene Gray • Jimmie Sherrill Warren — — Map (db m236069) WM
On Wabash Street, on the right when traveling east.
Honoring the men of Milan who gave their lives in World War II James C. Armstrong • Nelson Bird • Edward Buganies • Robert Check • Oran E. Copeland • Jack Cribley, Jr. • Alex Czinski • Max R. Denton • Clinton E. Faust • Virgil Laverne Gray • . . . — — Map (db m236068) WM
On Neckel Court, on the right when traveling east.
Oil extracted from soybeans was used in the paint for the early 20 century Ford vehicles. The beans were stored next door and transferred to this building via a chute from an upstairs window to be processed here. Generations have prospered because . . . — — Map (db m236074) HM
On Neckel Court, on the right when traveling south.
Originally built as a gristmill. Henry Ford converted the building into a storage facility for soybeans. The soybeans were moved over to the next building (garage) where oil was then extracted from the beans to be used in paint for the vehicles. . . . — — Map (db m236072) HM
On East Elm Avenue west of Detroit - Toledo Expressway (ramp) (Interstate 75), on the right when traveling west.
In spring 1937, the eyes of the nation were on Monroe. The Steel Workers Organizing Committee had organized a handful of workers at Republic’s Newton facility. On June 10, about 120 pickets confronted over 1,000 non-unionized workers and . . . — — Map (db m67513) HM
On N. Dixie Highway, on the left when traveling north.
"Sky Pilot" was the name given to
the pastors, priests and rabbis
the chaplains of the Vietnam war
C-Ration boxes - stacked in the
manner you see here - were often
used as ad hoc altars for jungle
services. With lives in the balance,
many . . . — — Map (db m165507) WM
On East Front Street, 0 miles east of Scott Street, on the right when traveling east.
Here, Francois Navarre, first white settler in Monroe, built his home. His 500 acre farm, acquired by deed from the Indians in 1785, afforded a center for the River Raisin colony, by 1790 an important frontier community.
Col. Navarre was friend . . . — — Map (db m20933) HM
In the words of Laurent Durocher, "after the defeat of Winchester, many of the inhabitants fled with their families to the frontier of Ohio. Others went to Detroit. The British made several attempts to persuade the Indians to destroy what was left . . . — — Map (db m20905) HM
On North Dixie Highway, 0.4 miles south of Interstate 75, on the right when traveling south.
Attack helicopters came into widespread use in the mid
sixties and chalked up over a million hours in Vietnam.
The AH stands for attack helicopter. The original Cobra
retained the Huey's engine, transmission and other major
parts, but replaced . . . — — Map (db m172039) HM
On Detroit-Toledo Expressway (Interstate 75 at milepost 10), on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to Michigan
from America’s Guard of Honor
Geo. T. Alex Detroit Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Association
Dedicated to the Paratroopers and Glidermen who have served
And the men and women who continue to serve as America’s best. . . . — — Map (db m197687) WM
On East Elm Avenue (State Highway 50) at North Macomb Street, on the right when traveling west on East Elm Avenue. Reported missing.
On this property in 1812 was the trading post of John Anderson, famed Scottish pioneer of the River Raisin.
Anderson, Colonel of the Militia in 1812, was taken prisoner at Detroit, later escaped.
Mrs. Anderson, alone at the time of the . . . — — Map (db m236276) HM
Near East Elm Street, 0.2 miles west of Detroit Avenue.
British Artillery on January 22nd consisted of six small cannons, mostly 3-pounders, with some small howitzers. The artillery pieces were first positioned about 400 yards north of here, just south of Mason Run Creek. These were used to good effect . . . — — Map (db m169608) HM
On E. Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Michigan and Kentucky Societies of the
War of 1812 dedicate this memorial bench
to those who served their country
at the battles of the River Raisin,
January 18th and 22nd. 1813 — — Map (db m165542) WM
On E. Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Michigan Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
presents this bench to the International Peace Garden to commemorate
the heroic deeds of our ancestors who fought and gave their lives during the
Battle of the River Raisin, War of 1812. — — Map (db m165545) WM
On E. Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Michigan State Society National Society United States Daughters of 1812
Dedicate this Bench Commemorating The Bicentennial of the Battle of the River Raisin and War of 1812 — — Map (db m165548) WM
Near East Elm Street, 0.2 miles west of Detroit Avenue.
[Marker side facing south]
Describing the American victory of January 18, 1813, Capt. John McCalla of the 5th Kentucky, wrote: "I have seen the enemy, and I have seen him defeated. I have seen my fellow soldiers extended lifeless bloody . . . — — Map (db m20945) HM
On East 1st Street east of Washington Street, on the left when traveling east.
Beneath this fountain are the remains of Native Americans who lived here about the year 900 A.D. and have been respectfully re-interred. — — Map (db m201616) HM
Near Jerome Street, 0.2 miles south of East 4th Street.
Gen. George A. Custer's brother, Boston, and his nephew, Harry (Autie) Armstrong Reed, accompanied the ill-fated Little Big Horn Expedition into Montana as civilian Quartermaster employees. While at the rear of the cavalry column they learned Gen. . . . — — Map (db m21001) HM
On Washington Street at East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street.
Boy Scouts in Monroe County
The Boy Scout movement in Monroe County was founded on October 16, 1911, when the first scout troop was organized at the old Monroe Armory. Twenty-five boys joined that night. The first scoutmaster was Lt. Ed Stoner . . . — — Map (db m171064) HM
On West 3rd Street at Cass Street, on the left when traveling west on West 3rd Street.
On this site in 1849 the Reverend Erasmus J. Boyd opened the Young Ladies' Seminary, for 29 years a select school for girls and the town's cultural center.
The Detroit Archdiocese acquired the property in 1885 for a boys' college preparatory . . . — — Map (db m171063) HM
On Ida Maybee Road at Dixon Road on Ida Maybee Road.
Pioneer settlers of Raisinville Township were the first citizens of Michigan to fully organize a school district which provided a building and financial support for basic education.
During 1828 the district built a log schoolhouse on land deeded . . . — — Map (db m170645) HM
Near North Dixie Highway (State Highway 50) at Detroit Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
From near this spot on Jan. 22, 1813, 525 British soldiers and Canadian militiamen from Fort Malden under Col. Henry Proctor and some 800 Indians under Chiefs Roundhead and Walk-In-The-Water launched a pre-dawn attack on the sleeping American camp a . . . — — Map (db m236279) HM
On North Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north.
War of 1812: A Private in the Dragoons, 1st. Regiment Michigan Volunteers. Taken prisoner with Hull's Army at surrender of American troops at Detroit on August 16, 1812. Released, he returned across the ice on skates to help bury the River Raisin . . . — — Map (db m242776) HM WM
On Kentucky Avenue at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Kentucky Avenue.
Under attack by the British and Indians before dawn on Jan. 22, 1813, in the second Battle of the River Raisin, the U.S. 17th Infantry soon broke and fled south across the frozen river. Gen. James Winchester, the American commander, tried several . . . — — Map (db m20899) HM
On East Front Street, 0 miles east of Scott Street.
First Indian
Grant of land to the
First White Settler
In Monroe
Col. Francis Navarre
1785
First White Child Born
In Monroe
Gen. Winchester's
Headquarters 1813. — — Map (db m20938) HM
On West Second Street at Cass Street, on the right when traveling west on West Second Street. Reported missing.
About 1823, Col. Johnson, merchant, financier and civic leader, built this home on First Street at the southeast corner of Loranger Square. Five generations of the Johnson-Phinney family lived in it before its 1960 sale to Monroe County. . . . — — Map (db m171060) HM
Near Jerome Street, on the right when traveling east.
In January 1878, Maria Custer (No. 7) and David Reed (No. 25) spent 100 dollars each to purchase the 40 gravesites here. That same month the bodies of Boston Custer (no. 8) and Autie Reed (No. 27) arrived for burial from the Little Big Horn . . . — — Map (db m200279) HM
On East Elm Avenue (State Highway 50) at Riverview Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Elm Avenue.
The American Capt. John Woolfolk hid in one of the French homes just east of here during the massacre at the River Raisin, Jan. 23, 1813. Indians searching the settlement found him. They claimed him as their prisoner and forced him to this spot. . . . — — Map (db m20882) HM
On Winchester Street at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Winchester Street. Reported missing.
Col. Allen tried vainly to rally the retreating Americans at the second Battle of the River Raisin, Jan. 22, 1813. Exhausted and disabled by a thigh wound, he faced the pursuing Indians near here. The colonel desperately defended himself at . . . — — Map (db m236275) HM
On North Custer Road at Avenue De Lafayette, on the right when traveling east on North Custer Road.
In Spring, 1988, as construction began on this
entry to Frenchman's Bend Subdivision, archaeologists unearthed the remains of the house and blacksmith shop of François Deloeuil who located here circa 1789. It was the region's most extensive . . . — — Map (db m169630) HM
Although Dr. Dorsch, born in Bavaria, was a competent physician with degrees from Munich & Vienna, he was exiled when the 1848 Germain Revolution failed. In Monroe his love of freedom led him to make this home a station on the Underground Railroad, . . . — — Map (db m27636) HM
On East Front Street, 0.1 miles west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
At this location Dr. Heath served humanity as a physician and achieved international fame as a numismatist.
Born in Warsaw, N. Y., he graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1881. He had the distinction of immediately . . . — — Map (db m169842) HM
Near W. Elm Avenue west of North Monroe Street (Michigan Route 125).
“If you are cut down in a movement that is designed to save the soul of a nation, then no other death could be more redemptive. We must somehow believe that unearned suffering is redemptive. We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge . . . — — Map (db m72501) HM
On West 1st Street at South Monroe Street, on the right when traveling east on West 1st Street.
Newspaper history in Monroe has been continuous since 1825 when Edward Ellis, an exceptionally able editor, came west from Buffalo with his press and printing equipment.
Ellis’ pioneer paper was unique for that day, holding itself . . . — — Map (db m127982) HM
On South Custer Road near South Raisinville Road, on the right when traveling west.
As delegate from Monroe County to the convention which wrote Michigan's first constitution in 1835, Mr. Ellis won credit for the clause which earmarks penal fines for the support of libraries. It is this clause which has brought efficient rural . . . — — Map (db m171067) HM
On East Front Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on East Front Street.
United States Department of the Interior
Certified Historic Property Old Village Historic District
Reborn 1986 River Raisin Properties
Limited Partnership — — Map (db m128043) HM
On North Lakeshore Drive south of State Park Road, on the left when traveling south.
First land for Sterling State Park was acquired in 1935 as a gift from Monroe Piers Land Company and was named in honor of Wm. C. Sterling, prominent Monroe citizen and first Commodore of the Monroe Yacht Club organized in 1887.
Monroe . . . — — Map (db m200984) HM
Near East Front Street, 0.3 miles east of Winchester Street. Reported missing.
Over this ground, Jan. 18, 1813, 667 Kentuckians and nearly 100 local Frenchmen charged across the frozen river toward the British and Indian positions. The 63 British and Canadian soldiers and 200 Potawatomi Indians made a brief stand there, then . . . — — Map (db m27660) HM
On East Elm Street, 0.1 miles east of North Dixie Highway, on the left when traveling east.
Here in the log house of Jean Baptiste Jereaume the Federal Court of the Erie District, Territory of Michigan, held its first session July 3, 1805. President Thomas Jefferson named Judge Augustus B. Woodward to preside.
Beginning in 1807 the . . . — — Map (db m20909) HM
On Washington Street at East 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street.
This Church, the first Protestant Church in this area and the first Presbyterian Church in Michigan, was organized January 13, 1820. “Minuteman” George Alford, of the Revolutionary War, was one of the charter members.
The Rev. . . . — — Map (db m127983) HM
On Vivian Road, 0.1 miles north of Fix Road, on the left when traveling south.
The French settled here 1780-1795 in long, narrow farms along the River Raisin and Swan Creek. The Americans wrested the territory from the British in 1796 as part of Wayne County, its status until 1805.
When reorganized again in 1827, the . . . — — Map (db m170421) HM
On North Monroe Street (State Highway 50) at West Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on North Monroe Street.
Born Dec. 5, 1839, New Rumley, Ohio.
Graduated U.S. Military Academy, June 1861.
Brigadier General Volunteers June 29, 1863.
Brevet Major General Volunteers Oct., 1864.
Commanded Michigan Brigade of cavalry at Battle of . . . — — Map (db m20878) HM
On East Front Street at Navarre Street, on the left when traveling east on East Front Street.
George Armstrong Custer was born on December 5, 1839 in New Rumley,
Ohio. He was a graduate of West Point and the youngest general in
the union army at the time of his promotion to brigadier general at age 23.
General Custer was a nationally . . . — — Map (db m201534) HM
On North Monroe Street (State Highway 50) at West Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Monroe Street.
George Armstrong Custer
Raised in Monroe, George Armstrong Custer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1861. In 1863 he became a brigadier general and commanded the Michigan Cavalry Brigade. "Come On You . . . — — Map (db m238086) HM
On West Front Street at South Monroe Street, on the left when traveling west on West Front Street.
From the earliest days of Michigan settlement this corner has witnessed travel of many sorts signaling important events in the history of Michigan.
East lies Monroe’s port on Lake Erie where waves of immigrant traffic came from New England . . . — — Map (db m127984) HM
On North Monroe Street (State Highway 50) 0 miles south of Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
“Remember the River Raisin” became a national battle cry in the War of 1812 after settlers and Kentucky soldiers were massacred by Indians on the river’s banks in violation of protection promised by the British,
The stream here was the center . . . — — Map (db m236272) HM
On South Monroe Street (State Highway 125) north of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
The Monroe County Historical Society began to collect local historical artifacts in 1938, housing them in a storied homestead, the Sawyer House on East Front Street, before presenting them to the Historical Commission established in 1967 by . . . — — Map (db m127646) HM
On Heiss Road south of Gruber Road, on the right when traveling south.
Sixteen German Lutheran families who settled here at Sandy Creek formed a three-part congregation with Trinity of Monroe and Zoar (later St. Paul's) of Monroetown, Nov. 10, 1844, under the care of Rev. Geo. Wm. Hattstaedt. Services were held in . . . — — Map (db m170793) HM
On Kentucky Avenue at East Eighth Street, on the right when traveling south on Kentucky Avenue.
The Second Battle of the River Raisin Jan. 22, 1813, found nearly 400 American soldiers caught in retreat down this old road to Ohio. Those few who made it to this point, over a mile south of their camp, were ambushed by hidden Indians. The 40 . . . — — Map (db m27294) HM
On Washington Street at East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Street.
From Vermont and Connecticut ancestors of J. Sterling Morton migrated to Adams, N.Y., where he was born April 22, 1832. Two years later the Morton family chose Monroe as the city with the best prospects in the West. Sterling's father, Julius Dewey . . . — — Map (db m171077) HM
Named for the Erie Indians, this was the last of the Great Lakes discovered by white men. The French were exploring the upper lakes as early as 1615, but they avoided the region to the south which was the realm of hostile Iroquois Indians. Then in . . . — — Map (db m107150) HM
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