On North Walnut Street 0.3 miles south of Trowbridge Street, on the right when traveling south.
Michigan semicentennial organization this plaque is issued by the Historical Society of Michigan in recognition of the Allegan County Historical Society founded in 1954. For more than 50 years of continuous operation in service to the people of . . . — — Map (db m258814) HM
Near Old Allegan Road 0.2 miles north of 57th Street, on the left when traveling north.
1825 - Trading post established by Louis Campau (a Frenchman) at the mouth of the Rabbit River approximately one mile upstream from what is now New Richmond.
1825 - Mack’s Landing trading post established where Purdy’s Landing is now . . . — — Map (db m73571) HM
On East River Road east of County Park Access Road, on the left when traveling east.
Formerly spanning the Rabbit River in Hopkins Township, Allegan County, Michigan, this bridge is known as the 133rd Avenue Bridge. It was built in 1897 by the Michigan Bridge Company of Portland, Michigan, owned by Samuel S. Ramsey and his son. In . . . — — Map (db m215787) HM
On State Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
Since 1976, the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, using revenue from the development of state-owned mineral resources, has helped the people of Michigan acquire and develop more that 46,000 acres of high quality recreational lands or . . . — — Map (db m279893) HM
On Old Allegan Road 0.1 miles west of New Richmond Road, on the right when traveling east.
When Allegan county was organized in 1835, the only road from the interior to Lake Michigan followed an Indian Trail along the Kalamazoo River. In 1838 Ralph Mann of Connecticut was supervising improvements at the short-lived town of Richmond. He . . . — — Map (db m73603) HM
Near W. Kalamazoo Street at Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
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Bloomingdale Oil Boom
This 90 ft, 1930's era oil derrick is typical of the many drilling rigs that occupied the landscapes around bloomingdale during the late 1930's.
It was originally located in Mt. Pleasant, . . . — — Map (db m69929) HM
On South Kalamazoo Mall south of West Exchange Place, on the right when traveling south.
Kalamazoo River Environmental Importance
Native Americans harvested vast fields of wild rice near the mouth of the Kalamazoo and drank its crystal waters. But by the mid 1800s the river served as a drain for industrial pollutants and urban . . . — — Map (db m216864) HM
Near Old Allegan Road 0.3 miles east of 58th Street.
New Richmond got its start in 1836, when three eastern investors, led by John Allen of Ann Arbor, arranged to found a city here. John Allen, a Virginian by birth, purchased 2240 acres in Allegan County on the north side of the Kalamazoo River just . . . — — Map (db m73573) HM
Near Old US Highway 27 South 0.9 miles north of Mancelona Road (County Highway F-38), on the left when traveling north.
Since 1922, Otsego State Park offers 62 acres and more than a half mile of sandy beach. 155 modern campsites provide the perfect family OUTDOORS vacation!
Otsego...The Name
The county was originally called . . . — — Map (db m278772) HM
Near Old US Highway 27 South 0.9 miles north of Mancelona Road (County Highway F-38), on the left when traveling north.
Since 1922, Otsego State Park offers 62 acres and more than a half mile of sandy beach. 155 modern campsites provide the perfect family OUTDOORS vacation!
Otsego...The Name
The county was originally called . . . — — Map (db m278775) HM
On 10th Street at Templeton Street, on the right when traveling north on 10th Street.
On the 8th day of January, 1836, Mumford Eldred along with his second wife, Jane, and five children, settled on 40 acres in section 29 of Martin Township. The land included a 30 acre clearing on which the northern edge lived a small band of . . . — — Map (db m74657) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
