During the presidency (1953–1961) of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, the National System of Interstate and Defense highways was finalized and signed into law. Gaining support for the Interstate Highway System . . . — — Map (db m264888) HM
In Michigan we'll leave a
lighthouse on for you. Over 100
historic lighthouses grace our
shorelines, more than any state in
the nation. Just as these magnificent
beacons helped ships navigate
through our lakes, look for this
lighthouse to . . . — — Map (db m258126) HM
The nation’s first Highway Travel Information center opened on May 4, 1935, on US-12 at New Buffalo, not far from here. Other states followed Michigan’s lead, and by 1985 there were 251 travel information centers across the nation. The New Buffalo . . . — — Map (db m1593) HM
On Red Arrow Highway 0.3 miles north of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling north.
The victims included 246 on the four planes,
plus the 19 hijackers, 2,606 died in New York City in the tower
and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon.
40 died on United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed into a field
near Shanksville Pennsylvania . . . — — Map (db m165341) HM
The Iron Brigade
The Iron Brigade became one of the most celebrated military units on the American Civil War (1861–1865). Wearing distinctive black hats, they were easily recognised by friend and foe alike. The five volunteer regiments in . . . — — Map (db m4117) HM
On North Whittaker Street 0.2 miles north of East Water Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
At the turn of the twentieth century, deep ruts and sand made West Michigan roads nearly impassable. In 1911 the West Michigan Lakeshore Highway Association was founded to promote the construction of the first improved highway along Lake . . . — — Map (db m263537) HM
Near Interstate 94, on the right when traveling east.
Honor the dead
by helping
the living
Dedicated to the
Michigan men and
women who gave
their lives for
their Country
1776 –- 1976 — — Map (db m253792) WM
Neshnabék, or "the true humans" as Potawatomi refer to themselves, maintain a special relationship to water.
Recognizing its importance for all living beings, Neshnabék continue to honor water through ceremonies and
prayers. More recently, they . . . — — Map (db m267374) HM
On E. Main Street (State Highway 51) at S. 12th Street, on the right when traveling east on E. Main Street.
This Veterans Memorial Park is named in honor of Donavon F. Smith, Lt. General, USAF. General Smith graduated from Niles High School in 1940. After flight training, he was assigned to the 56th Fighter Group in England where he flew 123 combat . . . — — Map (db m68534) HM
Near E. Main Street (State Highway 51) at S. 12th Street.
Dedicated to all veterans by the people of the greater Niles area
"Our country is free only because it is the Home of the Brave" — — Map (db m68533) WM
Near Bond Street 0.3 miles north of Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
To the memory of
Father Claude Jean Allouez S. J.
Whose intrepid courage won the admiration of the Indians and whose apostolic zeal earned for him the title of the Francis Xavier of the American Missions. Father Allouez was born at St. . . . — — Map (db m68554) HM
On Ferry Street near North 6th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Constructed in 1867 at a cost of nearly $3,000, the Ferry Street School opened in January, 1868 as Niles’s school for “colored children.” In 1870 the Niles school system was integrated, and this facility closed. It reopened as an integrated school . . . — — Map (db m277843) HM
The French fort built here in 1691 controlled southern Michigan’s principal Indian trade routes. Missionaries and fur traders were here already. The fort became a British outpost in 1761. Two years later it was one of the forts seized by Indians . . . — — Map (db m1628) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 12) near 4th Street.
The Four Flags Hotel opened with much fanfare on July 6, 1926. The newly formed Niles Hotel Corporation had raised $350,000 to build a hotel on the site of the Pike House hostelry. Chicago architect Charles W. Nicol designed the hotel, which was . . . — — Map (db m1629) HM
John and Horace Dodge.
Auto barons John (1864–1920) and Horace (1868–1920) Dodge were born and raised in Niles. During the 1830s, their grandfather, Ezekiel, had migrated from Massachusetts to Niles, where he ran a steam engine shop. John and . . . — — Map (db m1707) HM
On Old US 31 (State Highway 139) 0.3 miles south of Ullery Road, on the right when traveling north.
John Johnson Sr. donated property for this cemetery in 1838. His son Samuel had been buried on the land in 1835. John Johnson Jr. was among the township's first white settlers. The Johnsons and many pioneers are buried here. All but 20 of the 211 . . . — — Map (db m64953) HM
Near Dey Street east of N. 5th Street (Michigan Highway 51), on the right when traveling east.
(Obverse Side)
Michigan Central Railroad Depot
This Richardsonian Romanesque-style depot was constructed in 1892 by the Michigan Central Railroad Company. Seeking to create a lasting impression of Michigan for passengers . . . — — Map (db m68480) HM
On Pucker Street at Chapel Road, on the right when traveling north on Pucker Street.
The local Methodist Episcopal Society, the oldest Methodist society in Berrien Township, was organized in 1840. In 1846 it voted to name its church in honor of Bishop Thomas A. Morris, then the head of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Michigan. . . . — — Map (db m64952) HM
Near Front Street (State Highway 139) south of Wayne Street, on the left when traveling north.
The St. Joseph River and the Sauk Trail (now U.S. 12) were major transportation routes for Indians, French voyagers, missionaries, military and early settlers through Niles. Nile's first railroad, the Michigan Central Railroad arrived October 1, . . . — — Map (db m68537) HM
On Fort Street at South 3rd Street when traveling west on Fort Street.
In 2008, the Niles Charter Township Park Commission met with regional, municipal trail planners and trail advocacy groups at a meeting hosted by the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission. At that meeting, it was decided that a continuous, off-road, . . . — — Map (db m258818) HM
Near W. Main Street 0.1 miles west of Front Street, on the right when traveling west.
(South Face of Memorial)
You a veteran of this
Old town or pilgrim
From far away looking
For some tranquility...
Here you may become
Silent in honor of those
Who have served...
No one is a stranger at
This revered place . . . — — Map (db m68541) WM
Near W. Main Street (State Highway 139) 0.1 miles west of Front Street, on the right when traveling west.
Nearly 12,000 memorial cannons were donated by the U.S. Government, between 1872 and 1916, to local Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) and other civic and patriotic groups for the purpose of display as a veterans' war memorial. They . . . — — Map (db m67883) HM WM
Sportswriter, humorist, sardonic observer of the American scene, Ring Lardner was born in the house across the street on March 6, 1885. Possibly the best-known American author in the 1920s, he began his career writing sketches of sporting events for . . . — — Map (db m1632) HM
On South Lincoln Avenue (Business U.S. 12) near Clay Street.
The Roman Catholic Church in Niles traces its origin to the Indian Mission established at nearby Fort St. Joseph in the late 1600’s. Reestablished at Bertrand, three miles south of Niles, in the 1830s, the mission moved into town in 1849 and was . . . — — Map (db m1606) HM
On Ferry Street near North 5th Street (Michigan Highway 51).
In 1851 the Reverends J.W. Hackley and D.G. Lett organized the Second Baptist Church under the Anti-Slavery Baptist Association. The first of four churches—a log building—was erected on the southeast corner of Sixth and Ferry streets. In . . . — — Map (db m1607) HM
The Chapin House.
This Queen Anne style house, completed in 1884, was the Henry A. Chapin family home until 1902. In 1932, when the City of Niles bought the property at auction for $300, the Chapin children stipulated that it be used only for . . . — — Map (db m1706) HM
This is the oldest existing church structure in Niles, located in the oldest Episcopal parish in the Diocese of Western Michigan. The first Episcopal service in Niles was conducted by Bishop Philander Chase in 1832. The parish was organized in 1834. . . . — — Map (db m1634) HM
Near E. Main Street at N. 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m68477) WM
In 1839 circuit riders from Ohio began preaching in Niles, using the barroom of a local hotel. In 1832 nine worshipers formed the Methodist class that grew to be the Wesley United Methodist Church. They dedicated their first house of worship in . . . — — Map (db m1605) HM
For more than 85 years, this limestone block helped support the Fifth Street Viaduct in Niles as its cornerstone. Built in 1891 by the Michigan Central Railroad, the viaduct was a steel truss bridge that served the public faithfully until it was . . . — — Map (db m227469) 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 m279425) 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 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 m279899) HM
On River/Dunes Trail west of State Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
Native Americans The Potawatomi were the last Native Americans to occupy southwest Michigan. The Potawatomi name is a translation of the Ojibwa "Potawatomink" meaning "people of the place of fire." In 1835, the Potawatomi were reported . . . — — Map (db m278814) HM
On Sodus Parkway at South Pipestone Road, on the right when traveling east on Sodus Parkway.
In 1854 Robert Hogue (1846-1905) migrated from Pennsylvania to Pipestone Township with his family. At age seventeen, he began teaching in a local school. He attended Adrian College, later graduating from the University of Michigan before he resumed . . . — — Map (db m64868) HM
On Water Street east of State Street, on the left when traveling east.
St. Joseph and Benton Harbor once ranked among the nation's leading boatbuilding centers. From 1892 to 1955, waterfront facilities of the Truscott Boat Manufacturing Company, Dachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corporation, and Robinson Marine Construction . . . — — Map (db m68202) HM
On Langley Avenue at Miller Drive, on the right when traveling north on Langley Avenue.
William Burnett, an American patriot from New Jersey, established a trading post on the bank of the St. Joseph River immediately east of this point between 1775 and 1782. He was the first permanent white resident of this area. He married Kakima, . . . — — Map (db m64855) HM
On Water Street west of State Street, on the right when traveling west.
Commercial fishing was one of St. Joseph's earliest maritime trades. Native Americans and the settlers who followed found the river and lake full of trout, whitefish, sturgeon, and perch. By the 1900s, family-run fisheries became major contributors . . . — — Map (db m68224) HM
Near Water Street east of State Street, on the left when traveling east.
Schooners rigged for sailing and steam-driven freighters were once common sights at St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Fruit, lumber, and manufactured goods made up much of the port's early trade. By the 1870s, vessels were regularly carrying thousands . . . — — Map (db m68217) HM
On Lake Boulevard at Port Street, on the left when traveling north on Lake Boulevard.
The meeting of river and lake provided a natural setting for a harbor at St. Joseph. Human engineering would ultimately develop the port into one of the busiest on Lake Michigan.
In the 1830s, at the urging of local merchants, the U.S. Corps of . . . — — Map (db m68195) HM
On Lake Boulevard at Broad St, on the right when traveling south on Lake Boulevard.
On July 5, 1897 with great pride and effort the A.W. Chapman Post of the Grand Army of the Republic dedicated this gun and grounds to the memories of those who fought in the Civil War in defense of the flag. This 11 inch bore Dahlgren was built in . . . — — Map (db m64869) HM WM
On Lake Boulevard at Ship Street, on the right when traveling south on Lake Boulevard.
Here in November 1679, on the Miami River, as the St. Joseph was then called, La Salle, the French explorer built a fort as a base for his western explorations. Here he awaited the Griffin, the upper lakes' first ship. When the ill-fated . . . — — Map (db m64837) HM
On Lake Street close to Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
At the turn of the 20th century when the great migration from Europe was taking place, many Germans from colonies located in Russia, and other areas of Europe, left their homes and some of them settled in Southwest Michigan. The original houses . . . — — Map (db m307021) HM
This Glacial Boulder found in the bed of the St. Joseph River was erected in 1902 by the Algonquin Chapter Daughters - American Revolution to commemorate the landing of Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle and the building on this point. Fort . . . — — Map (db m43962) HM
On Lake Boulevard north of Elm Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Great Lakes region is one of the nation's most important centers of maritime commerce. Lighthouses helped mariners navigate these vast inland seas. In 1832, the U.S. Government built the first lights on Lake Michigan at two of its busiest . . . — — Map (db m68176) HM
On Lake Boulevard north of Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
The north pier lighthouses, built in 1907, guide ships to this port. The inner light replaced a smaller, wooden lighthouse in use since 1847. The north pier was then extended and the outer light tower was added, allowing mariners to find the harbor . . . — — Map (db m68152) HM
On State Street at Sutherland Street, on the left when traveling south on State Street.
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, local river captains, mill owners, merchants and other professionals built homes in this neighborhood. Over one hundred of their homes remain. They exemplify popular architectural styles . . . — — Map (db m64856) HM
On Lake Street 0.1 miles north of Park Street, on the right when traveling south.
On October 11 and 22, 1898, Augustus M. Herring flew a powered airplane on Silver Beach near this spot. Herring began flying experiments in the 1880's and in 1894-95 built model gliders for aviation researchers Octave Chanute and Samuel P. . . . — — Map (db m258204) HM
Near Water Street east of State Street, on the left when traveling east.
Whether paddling a canoe, riding a riverboat, or sailing a yacht, pleasure boating has always been a favorite St. Joseph activity. Recreational boating has remained popular due to well-stocked fishing grounds and accessible private and city marinas. . . . — — Map (db m68216) HM
On Water Street east of State Street, on the left when traveling east.
With a ready supply of lumber and a thriving port, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor offered a natural setting for shipbuilding. As early as the 1830s, sailing and steam-powered vessels were built here for lake and river navigation.
Shipbuilders . . . — — Map (db m68204) HM
On Lake Boulevard north of Elm Street, on the left when traveling north.
From its opening in 1891, the Silver Beach Amusement Park made St. Joseph a prime destination for tourists. Huge crowds enjoyed the park's many attractions, which included a carousel, roller rink, indoor swimming pool, bowling alley, beer garden, . . . — — Map (db m68177) HM
On Broad Street 0.1 miles west of Lake Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1891 Logan Drake and Louis D. Wallace founded the Silver Beach Amusement Co. on this beach. Local concessionaires sold novelties to draw tourists and in 1902 the company built a bathhouse, roller skating rink and dance pavilion. During the . . . — — Map (db m258203) HM
On Lake Boulevard north of Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
Two historic waterways, Lake Michigan and the St. Joseph River, meet here. Opportunities for maritime trade, transportation, industry and recreation led to the founding of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Explore the Maritime Heritage Trail and . . . — — Map (db m68151) HM
On Water Street east of State Street, on the left when traveling east.
Two historic waterways, Lake Michigan and the St. Joseph River, meet here. Opportunities for maritime trade, transportation, industry and recreation led to the founding of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Explore the Maritime Heritage Trail and . . . — — Map (db m68203) HM
On Water Street west of State Street, on the right when traveling west.
St. Joseph's swing bridge allows passage for both maritime and railroad commerce. An alternative to a drawbridge, the swing bridge pivots open for vessels to pass and closes for trains to cross. St. Joseph's swing bridge is typically left open until . . . — — Map (db m68223) HM
On Port Street at Lake Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Port Street.
In Memoriam
Erected to commemorate
the bravery of those who
heroically gave up their
lives in the performance
of duty at the burning of
York's Opera House,
Benton Harbor, Michigan,
Sunday, September 8, 1896.
Edward H. Gange . . . — — Map (db m64893) HM
On Water Street west of State Street, on the right when traveling west.
A U.S. lighthouse supply depot was built at St. Joseph in 1893. For a quarter century, this depot equipped all of Lake Michigan's lights with materials ranging from lenses to lamp oil. Operations of the St. Joseph Depot were transferred to Milwaukee . . . — — Map (db m68218) HM
On Lake Boulevard at Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling north on Lake Boulevard.
The waters off St. Joseph and Benton Harbor have long served as an active and frequently dangerous avenue of maritime trade. High winds and hazardous waves made shipwrecks a common occurrence.
To assist mariners, a U.S. Life Saving Service . . . — — Map (db m68194) HM
On Red Arrow Highway (Business Interstate 94) 0.5 miles north of Exit 23 (Interstate 94), on the right when traveling north.
This early twentieth-century bungalow was
originally the home of infamous gangster
Fred “Killer” Burke. Burke was not only
involved in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
in Chicago, but also the murder of a beloved
local policeman, Charles . . . — — Map (db m307558) HM
On East Central Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Apple Cider Century is an annual
one-day bicycle tour of the scenic backroads
surrounding Three Oaks bringing together families
and cycling enthusiasts from across the country and
around the world.
Organized by the Three Oaks Spokes Club, . . . — — Map (db m264890) HM
This cannon, captured in the Spanish-American War by Admiral Dewey, was presented to Three Oaks when its citizens raised $1,400 for a memorial to the men of the battleship Maine. This was the largest contribution, per capita, of any community in the . . . — — Map (db m1603) HM
This is not an ordinary wood," says Bill Burger, curator emeritus of The Field Museum's botany department, who was first drawn to Warren Woods some 30 years ago by "a botanist's desire to see virgin forest." Indeed, it is . . . — — Map (db m278916) HM
On North Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
J.W. Spinning operated a novelty and dry goods store here in the late 1800's and early 1900's. In April of 1946 Clayton and Wilde DeWaters purchased the business from Frances Goble and in the early 1950's bought the building. They soon expanded it . . . — — Map (db m288838) HM
On South Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
1800s
Long before Three Oaks existed, this land was home to native peoples. Michiana was rich in game, fowl, fish, and wild rice, and the soil was good for growing vegetable crops like corn, beans, and squash.
Ojibwe, Odawa, and Miami . . . — — Map (db m279863) HM
On North Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
William Bremer built this two story building in the parking lot to the immediate south (right as you are reading this) in 1891. He operated a grocery store, meat market and saloon on the ground floor and an opera house on the second floor. E.K. . . . — — Map (db m288793) HM
On Lakeshore Road at Apple Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Lakeshore Road.
Built in 1924 by Louis and Lena Gordon, and expanded four years later, Gordon Beach Inn was the centerpiece of the Jewish resort subdivision of the same name. The Gordons operated the inn for a decade before losing it during the Great Depression. . . . — — Map (db m64829) HM
On South Matteson Street north of East Corey Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1970, in just 14 hours, Bronson's City Hall is made of reinforced fiberglass plastic. The building won the State of Michigan Product of the Year award, presented by the Michigan State Chamber of Commerce.
Bronson sold its old City Hall . . . — — Map (db m159710) HM
On North Matteson Road at West Chicago Street (U.S. 12), on the left when traveling north on North Matteson Road.
In honor of the men from the Bronson High School who made the Supreme
Sacrifice in the Great
1917 - World War - 1919
Claude William Alderman
Edwin Riley Bennett
Charles Morris Cockle
Presented by the class of 1920
This . . . — — Map (db m165468) WM
On North Matteson Street at York Street, on the left when traveling north on North Matteson Street.
The Bronson library originated in the early 1880s as the Ladies Library Association. In 1888 the township assumed ownership. Built with funds donated by steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, the Classical Revival Bronson Public Library opened on May 23, . . . — — Map (db m64550) HM
On North Matteson Street (U.S. 12) north of West Chicago Street (Highway 12), on the left when traveling north.
In tribute to all those courageous men and women who have served and are now serving their country that our freedom should not be forever lost and to those who made the supreme sacrifice. This memorial is sincerely and humbly dedicated. — — Map (db m165470) WM
On North Matteson Road (U.S. 12) north of West Chicago Street (U.S. 12), on the left when traveling north.
Bronson was named after Jabez B. Bronson, who was
the first settler to the area, moving here from Ohio
in 1828. He became the first postmaster in 1830,
calling it Bronson's Prairie. It was Incorporated as a
village in 1866. The name was . . . — — Map (db m165471) HM
On W. Chicago Street (U.S. 12) at N. Matteson Road, on the left when traveling east on W. Chicago Street.
He married Frances Elizabeth Dahn of Sturgis in 1935. They lived in Coldwater and had one daughter, Diane.
During the War Years of WWII Mr. Davison supported the war effort by hosting War Bond dinners. One article
reports that he was responsible . . . — — Map (db m165467) HM
On N. Matteson Road at York Street, on the left when traveling north on N. Matteson Road.
This tree was planted
in 1921
by the Woman's Club
of Bronson in honor of
those from our town
who served our country
in the World War.
Re Planted
Nov. 1997 — — Map (db m165411) WM
On West Chicago Road (U.S. 12) 0.4 miles east of Prairie River Road, on the right when traveling west.
One of the great routes for the pioneers coming west was the Chicago Road. The survey of the road began at Detroit in 1825 and followed closely the Sauk Trail which Indians had marked and traveled for centuries before the coming of the white man. . . . — — Map (db m64549) HM
On W. Chicago Street (U.S. 12), on the right when traveling east.
Is designed for Coldwater and all of Branch County to
fulfill a threefold purpose: to honor, to commemorate
and to serve as a lasting tribute for all those who served
in war, who were killed in action, who died from their
battle wounds or . . . — — Map (db m165452) WM
On Willow Lane at West Chicago Street, on the left when traveling north on Willow Lane.
Allen Tibbets an itinerant Methodist minister
who preached the gospel for 15 years came to this
prairie in 1830 and purchased 80 acres in section 22
with the help of Joseph Hatchett who owned the adjoining
land in 1831 he plotted a village which . . . — — Map (db m165462) HM
On Airport Drive at Airview Drive, on the right when traveling east on Airport Drive.
The plat for the Village of Branch was signed the 16th day of March 1832 in Detroit by Sol. Sibley a Supreme Court judge for the Territory of Michigan. The proprietors Elisha Warren, De Gormo Jones, and Ebenezer S. Sibley also signed. . . . — — Map (db m66771) HM
On Division Street at East Pearl Street, on the right when traveling north on Division Street.
Branch County
Branch County, named for John Branch, President Andrew Jackson's secretary of the navy, was one of thirteen counties established by the Michigan Territorial Legislature in 1829. The village of Branch, located three miles . . . — — Map (db m66759) HM
On East Chicago Street (U.S. 12) at Marshall Street (Old U.S. 27), on the left when traveling east on East Chicago Street.
A tribute to the men of Branch County who in the spirit of loyalty served their country in the World War and in loving memory of those inscribed below who made the supreme sacrifice.
Adams, George R. • Alderman, Claude W. • Berger, Harold • . . . — — Map (db m66692) WM
On West Chicago Street (U.S. 12) at Marshall Street (Old U.S. 27), on the right when traveling west on West Chicago Street.
Memorial
To honor those valiant men and women of World War II who gave their lives for God and Country
Paul Keller • Richard Symons • Donald Perry • Rollin Johnson • Marion Nutt • Donald Russell • Sidney Palmateer • Harold Van Patten • . . . — — Map (db m66769) WM
On East Chicago Street (U.S. 12) at Marshall Street (Old U.S. 27), on the left when traveling east on East Chicago Street.
The Michigan National Guard Armory was dedicated in 1917 and was the major information and gathering facility for Branch County's Military, Company A-32.
These guns, known as the Maxim-Nordenfeldt Automatics, are anti-aircraft weapons, and they . . . — — Map (db m66694) WM
On East Chicago Street (U.S. 12) at Division Street (Old U.S. 27), on the right when traveling east on East Chicago Street.
(Front Panel)
To the memory
of the
soldier dead
Erected by Butterworth
Woman's Relief Corps No. 31
and the Citizens of
Coldwater
Dec 1906
(Right Side Panel)
To the memory
of the
soldiers of the . . . — — Map (db m66718) WM
On Marshall Street (Old U.S. 27) at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Marshall Street.
Organized in 1837, the same year that Coldwater became a village, the local Presbyterian society held services in various quarters until 1844 when it erected its first church. It completed the present Romanesque Revival-style brick church in 1869 at . . . — — Map (db m122218) HM
Near East Chicago Street (U.S. 12) at Marshall Street (Old U.S. 27), on the left when traveling east.
Born at Rochester, Michigan, June 23, 1840
Died at San Jose, California, December 28, 1912
Civil War 1861-1863
Private Duryees Zouaves, 5th N.Y. Inf.
Michigan National Guard
Enlisted 1876
Commissioned Capt. Co. A, 2nd Regt. . . . — — Map (db m66691) HM WM
On Division Street (Old U.S. 27) at East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Division Street.
On this site lived Cyrus Gray Luce, twenty-seventh Governor of Michigan. Born in Ohio in 1824, he moved to Branch County about 1849. He soon became involved in township, local and state politics, serving on the Board of Agriculture, in the . . . — — Map (db m66760) HM
On East Chicago Street (U.S. 12) at North Hudson Street, on the right when traveling west on East Chicago Street.
H.C. Lewis Art Gallery
Businessman Henry Clay Lewis and his wife, Alma, built the original part of this structure in 1869 to house their extensive art collection and make it available to the public. The Italianate building complimented the . . . — — Map (db m103503) HM
Near Airport Drive at Airview Drive, on the right when traveling east.
(Front Side)
According to a long-standing Quimby family tradition, early aviatrix Harriet Quimby was born in the Coldwater area on May 1, 1875, to Ursula (Cook) and William Quimby. She spent her childhood in Arcadia, Michigan, and Arroyo . . . — — Map (db m67528) HM
On S. Hanchett Street, on the left when traveling north.
The CHS Interact Club began a community service project in 2019 to commission a downtown mural for Coldwater. The club members chose the design made by Abby Licht, a 2018 CHS graduate and former Interact Club member. We have had tremendous support . . . — — Map (db m198604) HM
On West Chicago Street (U.S. 12) 0.5 miles east of River Road, on the right when traveling east.
Leroy J. Dove
Army Pfc E-3
1930 - Est 7/27/50
Robert G. Burch
Army Pfc E-3
1931 - 9/14/50
Raymond Rogers
Army Sgt E-7
1929 - Est 12/15/50
Marion M. Eck
Army Sgt E-5
1923 - 9/1/50
William W. Rose
USAF A1C. E-3
1930 - 11/14/50 . . . — — Map (db m165456) WM
On East Chicago Street (U.S. 12) at Marshall Street (Old U.S. 27), on the left when traveling east on East Chicago Street.
This is one of the six ten pounder Parrott guns sent to Loomis Battery by General McClellan at Rich Mountain, West Virginia, to replace the old six pounder brass gun originally supplied the battery, and was in service in West Virginia from July 1st . . . — — Map (db m66690) HM
On East Chicago Street (U.S. 12) at Division Street (Old U.S. 27), on the right when traveling east on East Chicago Street.
The first formal step toward the founding of a state library association was taken by Mary A. Eddy, of the Coldwater Free Public Library, in a letter to Henry M. Utley of the Detroit Public Library on January 13, 1891. They had discussed this matter . . . — — Map (db m66717) HM
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