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 US Turnpike Road 0.3 miles north of Strong Road, on the right when traveling north.
General Hull's army hewed out of the wilderness the first Michigan road when it advanced from the River Raisin to Detroit at the beginning of the War of 1812.
In Monroe the original crossing of the river by Hull's Army was at a ford near the . . . — — Map (db m164706) HM
On North Dixie Highway 0.4 miles south of Interstate 75, on the right when traveling south.
Dedication
This memorial is dedicated in the names of
those Monroe County
residents who gave
their lives, who are missing in action or who
served in the republic
of Vietnam during the
Vietnam War. We will
never allow ourselves
to . . . — — Map (db m165499) WM
On Custer Road east of Ida Maybee Road, on the right when traveling east.
This camp is dedicated to the children and civic organizations
of Monroe County for their pleasure and recreation.
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"Accolades" to
Arthur Lesow
our president for his untiring efforts
in behalf of Holiday Camp . . . — — Map (db m203860) HM
On South Dixie Highway 0.1 miles north of East Temperance Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
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 m268205) HM
On Erie Road at South Dixie Highway (Michigan Route 125), on the right when traveling east on Erie Road.
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 m277283) HM
On East First Street at Washington Street on East First Street.
Monroe County was established in July, 1817, as one of the first steps in the organization of Michigan Territory after the War of 1812.
Then the old settlement of Frenchtown which centered upon this square took the name of Monroe and became the . . . — — Map (db m27634) 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 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 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
Near East Front Street at Navarre Street, on the left when traveling east.
Norman Jonathan Hall was born March 4, 1837 in Geneva, New York. His family moved to Monroe County when Norman was 12 years old and settled on a 333 acre farm along the River Raisin in east Raisinville. He was appointed to West Point in July 1854, . . . — — Map (db m201536) 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 Fort Road 0.2 miles north of Huron River Drive, on the right when traveling north.
A Michigan State Police post has been located in this area since the early days of the department. In 1917 the first detachment in Monroe County was posted to South Rockwood, about one mile south of here. Close to both Detroit and the Canadian . . . — — Map (db m174566) 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 North Lakeshore Drive south of State Park Road, on the left when traveling south.
Presettlement Times
The area of Michigan known as Monroe was one of our state's earliest settled regions. Its location at the mouth of the River Raisin was strategic to both Native Americans and to the first Europeans who . . . — — Map (db m201328) HM
On North Dixie Highway at Allore Road, on the right when traveling north on North Dixie Highway.
Prohibition in Berlin Township
1918-1933
Berlin Township was a major rum-running
crossroad during the Prohibition years, when
alcohol was prohibited from production and
consumption, in an effort to battle its social
effects. Just as . . . — — Map (db m169467) HM
On North Custer Road at Raisinville Road, on the left when traveling west on North Custer Road.
In 1789, Heutrau Navarre, son of Detroit's Royal Notary, built this house, Michigan's oldest residence. Constructed of joined timbers, it is considered the best example of French colonial architecture in the state. Originally Navarre used it as a . . . — — Map (db m27316) HM
CIVIL WAR
Frederick Alber · Army · Germany
Frank Dwight Baldwin · Army · Manchester, MI
Frederick A. Ballen · Army · Germany
Charles L. Barrell · Army · Conquest, NY
Joseph E. Brandle · Army · Seneca Co. OH
James Isaac Christianey . . . — — Map (db m236267) WM
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
On West Second Street at Cass Street, on the right when traveling west on West Second Street.
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.
One . . . — — Map (db m314575) HM
Near Moore Road south of Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Empire State Trail – Rochester
Welcome to the western New York portion of the Empire State Trail. The Rochester area's settlement stretches back to the Seneca tribe -the westernmost of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. While it's . . . — — Map (db m182422) HM
You are approaching the oldest surviving wooden structure in Michigan. Built in 1789, it was moved from its original Monroe site in 1894. In 1969 its history was discovered. We are exceptionally grateful to the following major contributors for . . . — — Map (db m27317) 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
On the B-Line Trail north of W. Hillside Drive, on the left when traveling north.
The railroad, with the switchyard at its center, connected an expanding Bloomington to new markets.
In 1853, the first railroad line reached Bloomington from the south. The New Albany and Salem originated in New Albany, Indiana. . . . — — Map (db m244784) HM
On N. Dixie Highway, on the left when traveling north.
Melvin C. Dye, born May 22, 1947, a resident of Carleton,
Michigan, served his country during the Vietnam War as an
engineer with the 57th Assault Helicopter Company, 52nd Aviation
Battalion of the United States Army. February
19, 1968, the . . . — — Map (db m236280) HM WM
On East Front Street, on the left when traveling east.
In memory of Monroe County's Civil War Fallen 1861-1865
Monroe County Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients
Frederic Ballen •
James Christiancy •
Thomas Custer •
Daniel McFall •
Henry Peters •
Julius Rhodes •
Charles Sancrainte • . . . — — Map (db m201530) WM
On South Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north.
Veterans Memorial Park was made possible by the use of
trust funds resulting from civilian defense effort in
Monroe County during World War II and by appropriations
of the Monroe City Commission and the Monroe County
Board of Supervisors.
. . . — — Map (db m200521) HM
