Historical Markers and War Memorials in Adrian, Michigan
Adrian is the county seat for Lenawee County
Adrian is in Lenawee County
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There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about,
to summon the presences of or recollect the absences of slaves; nothing
that reminds us of the ones who made the journey and of those who
did not make it. There is no . . . — — Map (db m182367) HM
Sage Union, originally named Walsh Hall when constructed in 1923, was located in the greenspace, which now showcased the magnificent view of Trinity Gardens from Siena Heights Drive. This building was once "The Hub" of campus activity. For decades, . . . — — Map (db m182384) HM
Entering the 1850s, the Democratic Party was
the nation's leading political party. The party
identified with both state and individual rights,
making it very popular in the South where whites
feared that the North might use the . . . — — Map (db m182366) HM
By such as these was our Union saved
in the Great Struggle of '61-'65
(Plaque 1)
In memory of
4th. Mich. Cav.
Henry E. McLouth • Orin D. McLouth • William Bidelnan • Henry A. Barnard • Augustus Rabold • William Housman • . . . — — Map (db m231261) WM
Chartered on March 28, 1859, Adrian College traces its origins back to a Wesleyan Methodist theological institute founded at Leoni, Michigan in 1845. This institution later became Michigan Union College. Strongly antislavery in its sentiments, the . . . — — Map (db m102933) HM
With this yellow ribbon, Adrian
College honors the sacrifice,
bravery and selfless service of
all the men and women in our
armed forces. Adrian College
is grateful for your dedication
to the protection of the
freedoms all Americans enjoy. — — Map (db m165586) WM
Adrian Fire Department
Adrian founded its fire department in 1841. By 1851, it had 102 male volunteers, who served in two companies. They pulled hand pumpers and hose carts to fires, using water from city-built reservoirs. In 1867, the city . . . — — Map (db m102861) HM
Adrian Monthly Meetinghouse
Quakers from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania settled in southeastern Michigan in the early nineteenth century. In June 1831 Adrian Quakers held their first meeting in the home of Darius Comstock. In 1834 . . . — — Map (db m102686) HM
In 1863 Charles M. Croswell (Michigan governor 1877-1881) formed an association to construct a new theater. An 1866 bird’s-eye view of Adrian shows the completed exterior. Originally designated the Adrian Union Hall, by 1887 it was called Croswell . . . — — Map (db m180273) HM
William Greenly was born in New York and came to Adrian in 1836. He became a lawyer and in 1838 was elected a state senator on the Democratic ticket. In 1846 Greenly was elected lieutenant governor. When Governor Alpheus Felch resigned a year . . . — — Map (db m104377) HM
Thomas Cooley was the greatest lawyer and judge ever to come out of Lenawee County and is generally considered the finest legal mind Michigan produced during the nineteenth century. During the 1840s and 1850s, Cooley partnered with several local . . . — — Map (db m104514) HM
Camp Williams
At the outbreak of the Civil War in early 1861, the trustees of Adrian College offered the use of campus buildings and grounds to the Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry for training. This became known as Camp Williams. The . . . — — Map (db m102927) HM
In memory of
Charles Miller Croswell
Born at Newburgh New York
31 October 1825
Died 13 December 1886
Secretary of the State
Convention at Jackson
where the Republican Party
of Michigan was organized
Mayor of Adrian
State . . . — — Map (db m102863) HM
Here on the south side of Maumee Street in 1848, Thomas M. Cooley, a giant of the Michigan Law, established his first law office. He was a partner in the firm of Beaman, Beecher and Cooley and then established a law firm with Charles M. Croswell, . . . — — Map (db m102922) HM
Lenawee County was first settled in 1824 at Tecumseh, which the Territorial Legislature subsequently made the county seat. Pioneers, mostly from upper New York State, then established Blissfield and Adrian, the later called Logan. The largest Indian . . . — — Map (db m102761) HM
Frank Navin was the most famous Adrian native involved in professional baseball in his day. Born in Adrian in 1871, Navin went to Detroit in 1889, where he worked as a bookkeeper. He eventually became the right-hand man to Sanuel F. Angus, the . . . — — Map (db m104549) HM
Governor Charles M. Croswell
Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) was born in New York. A lawyer and civic leader, he was secretary of the Republican Party's founding convention in Jackson. He also drafted Michigan's act ratifying the XIII . . . — — Map (db m169876) HM
Grant Swift shared his enthusiasm and energy as manager of the
Lenawee County Fair for 23 years. Through his leadership and
vision, the fair grew phenomenally as it expanded and flourished.
Grant's passion for the fair business fueled his desire . . . — — Map (db m187555) HM
Early in 1974, with much foresight, the City of Adrian adopted a Land Use Plan that called for the acquisition of all river bank property between Riverside and Island Parks. The goal was to connect the two major city parks with a walkway. A major . . . — — Map (db m104477) HM
The Adrian Kiwanis Club was begun in 1940, some 35 years after Kiwanis was founded in Detroit. The Adrian club was chartered by the Hillsdale Kiwanis Club and Charter Night was September 25, 1940 with an initial membership of 34.
The purpose of . . . — — Map (db m169877) HM
Laura Haviland, affectionately known as Aunt Laura, is probably the best-known and most-admired person who ever lived in Lenawee County. The reason for this admiration and acclaim lies in Mrs. Haviland's life-long devotion to helping others and in . . . — — Map (db m169285) HM
Front Side
Erected by the
Adrian Woman's Christian
Temperance Union
and the
Haviland Memorial
Association
"I was thirsty and ye gave me drink."
Matthew XXV 35
Left Side
A tribute to a life consecrated to the . . . — — Map (db m103220) HM
The Agricultural Society of Lenawee County organized and held its first fair in 1839, making it one of Michigans oldest county fairs. The fair originally took place in downtown Adrian between River Street and the River Raisin. In 1879 the grandstand . . . — — Map (db m102733) HM
However and wherever we are
we must live as if one never dies
Nazim Hikmet
Dedicated by the people of
Lenawee County to it's
deceased Vietnam Veterans
Duane R. Keil ★ Adrian •
Floyd A. Hyder ★ . . . — — Map (db m182780) WM
In memory of all Lenawee County Veterans who gave their lives fighting for American freedom against world terrorism
Dedicated Veterans Day, November 11th, 2006 by the City of Adrian and the United Veterans Council Of Lenawee County
. . . — — Map (db m182369) WM
Dedicated to the memory of
Lenawee County men who gave their lives
for liberty and justice in the World War.
Claud T. Annis •
Harold Bachman •
Lloyd C. Bailey •
Ward B. Baughey •
Oliver M. Biggs •
Edward E. Biskupski •
Orvel V. . . . — — Map (db m182918) WM
This Time Capsule
to be opened
July, 2045
was placed here
In commemoration of the
World War II
Veterans
50th Anniversary
1945 - 1995
and the
Victory Pope Concert
of 1995
by the
City of Adrian and the
United Veterans . . . — — Map (db m182372) WM
From 1838 to 1970 the Maple Lane Manor was a home provided by the county for the aged. At least 85 of those who died at the manor are buried in this cemetery on the Maple Lane Manor Farm.
John Seward 03-28-1898 • William B. Wallace 12-18-1901 • . . . — — Map (db m159747) HM
With its parklike setting, wooded pathways and variety of monuments, Oakwood Cemetery is an outstanding Victorian Era cemetery. Local citizens, including Adrian founder Addison Comstock, created Oakwood Cemetery in 1848. Originally 22 acres, by 1968 . . . — — Map (db m102687) HM
Adrian got to experience professional baseball in 1894 when the Adrian Light Guard baseball team was formed to play in the Michigan Baseball League. Although the league lasted only one year, Adrian fielded great players such as star pitcher and . . . — — Map (db m104596) HM
Charles L. Robertson, born October 27, 1880 grew in
Blissfield, Michigan. Charles started his law practice in
Lenawee County in 1902 and completed the construction
of the Robertson Building in 1960. The Building served as
the law offices of . . . — — Map (db m182368) HM
Sacred Heart Hall, designed by Detroit architect Peter Dederichs, was built in 1922 to house Saint Joseph’s College. In 1919 Mother Camilla Madden and the Adrian Dominican Sisters founded Saint Joseph’s College as a liberal arts and teacher training . . . — — Map (db m180274) HM
Three bells were originally placed in the
St. Joseph belfry January of 1882.
The largest of these cracked in 1892 and
was replaced in 1895 by this 1500lb. bell.
It rang for about a century before it also
cracked and was replaced in May of 2007. — — Map (db m187552) HM
Michigan
Registered
Historic Site
Saint Joseph
Rectory
Built in 1889
Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State
Registered Local Site No. 1716
Property of the State of Michigan, 1993 — — Map (db m187554) HM
Michigan
Registered
Historic Site
Saint Joseph
School
Built in 1884
Burea of History, Michigan Department of State
Registered Local Site No. 1716
Property of the State of Michigan, 1993 — — Map (db m187553) HM
In 1866 Laura Smith Haviland, a former abolitionist, persuaded several African Americans in Washington, DC. to migrate to Adrian. Three years later the Reverend A. I. J. Jackson led the settlers in founding the Second Baptist Church. The . . . — — Map (db m102762) HM
Installed atop South Hall in 1872, this bell marked the pace of life at Adrian College for many years. Upon the demolition of South Hall in 1965, the bell was placed in the Carillon Tower which marks the location of South Hall.
We, the members . . . — — Map (db m103184) HM
The Adrian Kiwanis Club and the City of Adrian have a rich history of working together to make Adrian a better community. With the assistance of the City in site selection, and through significant public support, the Kiwanis Riverview Terrace, a . . . — — Map (db m104500) HM
The Reverend William Hatterstaedt helped organize St. John's Lutheran Church in 1847. Until their first church was completed in 1849, the original congregation, fourteen German families, met in a church that belonged to the Episcopalians. Services . . . — — Map (db m102923) HM
In the old elm farmhouse that once
stood on this site, six Dominican nuns
opened the St. Joseph Hospital and Home for the Aged on May 20, 1884.
They were sent by Mother Hyacinth Scheininger, Prioress of Holy Rosary
Convent in New York City, at . . . — — Map (db m187557) HM
German immigrants desiring to practice Catholicism in their native language founded St. Joseph's parish in 1863. Father John G. Ehrenstrasser became the first pastor in 1865. This handsome brick and stone church, the second house of worship for this . . . — — Map (db m102734) HM
What was the Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad existed from around 1830 to the Civil War (1860). It was a secret (underground) network of people organized on Moral grounds to help slaves travel to Canada to find freedom from . . . — — Map (db m103201) HM
The Cane Ceremony, a traditional part of the Adrian College Commencement, has a rich and colorful heritage. As depicted in this 1940's era drawing by Will Cairns, each Adrian College graduating class ties a ribbon in its class colors to the . . . — — Map (db m102941) HM
The Centennial Mall is dedicated to the Adrian Dominican Sisters who founded St. Joseph's College for women in 1919. St. Joseph's College was renamed Siena Heights College in 1939 in honor of St. Catherine of Siena, and later renamed Siena . . . — — Map (db m182428) HM
The original bronze and marble sculpture of
The Thinker is in the Musée Rodin in Paris.
The original dates from the late nineteenth
century. Casts of the original are on display in
museums around the world and are found as
well on several . . . — — Map (db m165581) HM