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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Washtenaw County, Michigan
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Liberty Street at Ashley Street on Liberty Street. |
| | Residents living on the west side in the 1870s drove their buggies or walked across the bridge over Allen Creek, climbing the Liberty Street hill to join the celebration of German American Day. In the distance you can see the rooftops of their homes . . . — — Map (db m94376) HM |
| On South Main Street at William Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. |
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In 1908 you could hop on an open-air trolley, ride to the fairgrounds (later Burns Park), and, for 10 cents, see a baseball game. Electric streetcars ran in Ann Arbor from 1890 to 1925. From Main Street, cars followed Detroit Street down to the . . . — — Map (db m155528) HM |
| On West Huron Street east of Ashley Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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Ann Arbor's Art Moderne-style bus depot, touted as one of the most up-to-date in the country, was officially opened in September 1940. A large crowd of dignitaries and admirers assembled as the mayor cut a maize and blue satin ribbon stretched . . . — — Map (db m156631) HM |
| On South Division Street at East Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north on South Division Street. |
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Civic leader Silas Douglas, dean of the UM medical faculty and twice mayor of Ann Arbor, lived in this home at 502 East Huron Street from 1848 until 1902. His three daughters, Kate, Marie, and Louise, shown here around 1890, enjoyed the luxuries . . . — — Map (db m125168) HM |
| On South Fourth Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In the late 1820s and early 1830s many German Protestant immigrants settled in the Ann Arbor area. Desiring to worship in German, they wrote to Switzerland's Basel Mission to request a pastor. On August 20, 1833, the Reverend Friedrich Schmid . . . — — Map (db m155464) HM |
| On East Huron Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Huron Street. |
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Washtenaw County solved a dilemma in 1954. By the terms of town founder John Allen's original gift, proceeds of the sale of the Courthouse Square land might go to Allen's heirs, not to the county, if it were sold for other use. That . . . — — Map (db m156710) HM |
| On South University Avenue at Washtenaw Avenue, on the right when traveling west on South University Avenue. |
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Large, luxurious homes with extensive grounds lined Washtenaw Avenue when UM Librarian Andrew Ten Brook built his mansion across the street in the 1860s. Financial hardship soon required Ten Brook’s wife to open a boarding house, providing meals . . . — — Map (db m134521) HM |
| On South Main Street at West Ann Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. |
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Ann Arbor's early centers for communications, including newspaper, postal, and telegraph offices, were all located in buildings facing Courthouse Square. The telegraph line between Detroit and Ann Arbor was opened on Christmas Day in 1847. The . . . — — Map (db m156638) HM |
| On East Liberty Street at South Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Liberty Street. |
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In 1896 the Crescent Works, manufacturers of custom-made corsets and "comfortable waists," moved into the upper floors of the new Pratt Block (above). For a few years the corset salesroom was in the central bay on the street between the Portland . . . — — Map (db m156059) HM |
| On East Liberty Street at South Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Liberty Street. |
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When the Orpheum opened in 1913 at 326 South Main Street, the event drew such a crowd that people had to be turned away. Constructed by clothier J. Fred Wuerth, it was the first theater in town built to show movies. Earlier, one-reel films were . . . — — Map (db m156465) HM |
| On unnamed road near Earhart Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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Michigan pioneer Elnathan Botsford settled this site in 1825. Harry Boyd Earhart of Detroit, president of the White Star Refining Corporation, purchased the farm in 1917 and named it "The Meadows." The Olmsted Brothers, nationally . . . — — Map (db m101826) HM |
| Near South University Avenue at East University Avenue. |
| | This plaque marks East University Avenue, which served as the eastern boundary of the original forty acres of land deeded to the State of Michigan in 1837 by the Ann Arbor Land Company for the location of the University of Michigan. — — Map (db m109021) HM |
| Near South University Avenue at East University Avenue. |
| | The first public university in America to award degrees in engineering, the University of Michigan was among the earliest institutions of higher education to offer programs in aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering, computer engineering, . . . — — Map (db m100411) HM |
| On South Main Street at William Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. |
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Circuses unloaded near the Michigan Central depot and paraded up Main Streeet to perform at the fairgrounds or on a farm at Packard and Stadium. Exotic animals passed by in fancy wagons, bands played, the calliope blared, and children screamed . . . — — Map (db m155603) HM |
| | The original Medical Building was built in 1850 on the current site of Randall Laboratory, and provided the principal space for lectures, recitations, anatomical dissections, faculty offices, and laboratories from 1850 to 1903. Clinical diagnosis, . . . — — Map (db m108917) HM |
| | Four World Records
Established on Ferry Field at the Big Ten track meet Ann Arbor May 25, 1935
Broad Jump 26 ft. 8-1/4 inches.
220 yds low hurdles 22.6 seconds.
220 yd sprint 20.3 seconds.
100 yd dash 9/4 seconds.
Jesse Owens 1913 . . . — — Map (db m63269) HM |
| On South Ashley Street north of West Washington Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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By 1925, when Theophil Aprill joined with Albert Larmee to found Ann Arbor Exide Battery Service, this neighborhood was already a center for automobile sales, garages, parts, and service—much of it owned and staffed by German Americans. It . . . — — Map (db m156551) HM |
| On West Huron Street east of Ashley Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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In 1929 long-distance buses replaced the electric interurban for travel between Ann Arbor and other cities. The first interurban in the state had linked Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti in 1891. Junius Beal, UM Regent and one of the main stockholders, . . . — — Map (db m156609) HM |
| On South Ashley Street at West Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on South Ashley Street. |
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Fred Wagner's blacksmith shop was one of many German-owned west-side businesses providing services for horse-drawn vehicles. Wagner repaired carriages and wagons and shoed horses. Nearby livery stables rented out horses and carriages. Around the . . . — — Map (db m156535) HM |
| On East Huron Street at Fletcher Street, on the right when traveling east on East Huron Street. |
| | Born in Maine in 1804, Felch graduated from Bowdoin College in 1827. Entering the legal profession, he moved to Michigan in 1833 and after 1843 resided in Ann Arbor. A lifelong Democrat, Felch was governor in 1846-47, serving previously as justice . . . — — Map (db m109001) HM |
| On North State Street at North State Street, on the left when traveling north on North State Street. |
| | Harris Hall was built in 1886 as a student center to "establish Christian teaching in the midst of a great secular university." Funds were raised from all over the country by Michigan Episcopal Bishop Samuel Harris. As a parish house for St. . . . — — Map (db m101026) HM |
| On East Huron Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Huron Street. |
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Streets surrounding Courthouse Square were the site of most of Ann Arbor's largest hotels from the 1830s until 1990. Cook's Hotel was the first of five that have occupied the site before you. It was followed in 1871 by the larger "Cook House," a . . . — — Map (db m157643) HM |
| On Wright Street near Kellog. |
| | In memory of all veterans who served our country in time of war — — Map (db m35499) HM |
| On South Ashley Street at West Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north on South Ashley Street. |
| | In 1925 King-Seeley, inventor and manufacturer of the first dash-mounted gas gauges for autos, moved into the old Krause tannery building with its tall smokestacks on Second Street (right rear). By 1940 the factory had expanded east to First Street . . . — — Map (db m156468) HM |
| On South Division Street north of East William Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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Cast iron grilles in an ancient Greek floral motif highlight the frieze of this temple-front Greek Revival house. Built in 1853 for Henry D. Bennett, Secretary and Steward of the University of Michigan, it became the home and studio of local . . . — — Map (db m125085) HM |
| On South University Avenue at South State Street, on the right when traveling east on South University Avenue. |
| | University of Michigan alumnus William W. Cook (1880, 1882law) believed that the character of the legal profession depended on the character of Law Schools, and that the character of the Law Schools forecasted the future of America. In support of . . . — — Map (db m100342) HM |
| On South Main Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
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In 1871 tavern keeper and developer Henry Binder replaced the old house on this corner with an elaborate three-story brick building (inset upper left). Plank sidewalks, hitching posts, dirt streets, and gas lamps were typical of the era. As . . . — — Map (db m155604) HM |
| On South University Avenue at Tappan Avenue, on the left when traveling west on South University Avenue. |
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The Martha Cook Building first housed women students of the University of Michigan in 1915. New York lawyer William W. Cook, a Michigan alumnus, donated the building. The Collegiate Gothic residence was named for Cook's mother, . . . — — Map (db m93666) HM |
| On East Huron Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Huron Street. |
| | On this site, in 1836, delegates from all parts of Michigan met in Washtenaw County's first courthouse to consider a proposal by Congress for settling the boundary dispute between Michigan and Ohio. Both claimed a narrow strip of land, including the . . . — — Map (db m156703) HM |
| On Depot Street east of Carey Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built in 1886, and conceived by Frederick Spier, the design of this granite block building was influenced by the Romanesque style of the great American architect Henry Hobson Richardson. The massive arch and two-foot thick walls are balanced by . . . — — Map (db m51751) HM |
| On 450 Church Street 0.1 miles west of Church Street. |
| | This plaque honors the Michigan Summer Symposium in Theoretical Physics, 1928-1941, under the leadership of Harrison Randall. During this period virtually every world-renowned physicist lectured at the symposium, which played a critical role in . . . — — Map (db m100470) HM |
| On East Huron Street at Fletcher Street, on the left when traveling west on East Huron Street. |
| | At this site the first Jewish cemetery in Michigan was established in 1848-49. The Jews Society of Ann Arbor acquired burial rights to this land adjacent to what was then the public cemetery. Several years earlier, immigrants from Germany and . . . — — Map (db m127346) HM |
| On South Main Street at William Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. |
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Detroit Edison sold electric home appliances from 1915 to 1983 in its showroom across the street. The earliest Ann Arbor homes were lit by fireplace flames and lard lamps. Oil, along with gas manufactured after 1858 from the burning of coal, lit . . . — — Map (db m155484) HM |
| On East Washington Street west of Fletcher Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Horace H. and Mary A. Rackham, generous donors to the University of Michigan, established the Rackham Fund in 1933 “for the benefit of humanity.” Feeling that the graduate school offered possibilities of the most far-reaching benefits, . . . — — Map (db m65357) HM |
| On South Division Street at East Liberty Street, on the left when traveling north on South Division Street. |
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In 1858 Main Street jeweler Joseph C. Watts built his large brick home on the northeast corner of Liberty and Division within easy walking distance of his Main Street shop. Multiple fireplaces, a roof-top widow's walk, and ornate trim in the . . . — — Map (db m125134) HM |
| On Observatory Street at East Medical Center Drive, on the right when traveling north on Observatory Street. |
| | The Thomas Henry Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research combined medical research and patient care activities, provided research experience for medical and postgraduate students, direct care to its patients on the third floor, and . . . — — Map (db m108898) HM |
| On South University Avenue at East University Avenue, on the right when traveling west on South University Avenue. |
| | When local merchants began the Ann Arbor Art Fair in July 1960, South University catered to both townspeople and students. During 40 years of social and political change, the fair grew into a city-wide extravaganza. In the twentieth century, as . . . — — Map (db m109062) HM |
| On East Kingsley Street at Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling east on East Kingsley Street. |
| | In 1831 Father Patrick O'Kelly came from Detroit to minister to the Irish Catholics in the Washtenaw area. He offered his first mass in Ann Arbor on July 12, 1835, in a home located on land bounded by Detroit, Kingsley and Fifth Streets. St. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m51695) HM |
| On South Division Street at East Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north on South Division Street. |
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Most of the 19th-century homes and churches built between downtown (upper left) and UM campus (lower right) have been lost to 20th-century commercial expansion. In what was once a neighborhood of quiet, unpaved tree-lined streets, residents could . . . — — Map (db m125566) HM |
| On South Ashley Street at West Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north on South Ashley Street. |
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The Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroad reached Ann Arbor in 1878 amid festive celebrations. "Big Jim" Ashley, former lawyer, abolitionist, and Ohio congressman, was the driving force behind its construction. Always one to seize opportunities, Ashley . . . — — Map (db m156473) HM |
| Near South University Avenue. |
| | In 1837, the University of Michigan was relocated from Detroit to Ann Arbor where the Ann Arbor Land Company had donated forty acres of land for the site of the university. This original forty acre campus was the area of Central Campus bounded by . . . — — Map (db m140415) HM |
| Near South University Avenue at East University Avenue. |
| | In the 1898 panorama above, campus buildings had not yet reached this corner. The School of Engineering and its shops can be seen in the distance. Cousins and Hall greenhouses and florist shop occupied most of the first block across South . . . — — Map (db m109051) HM |
| On South University Avenue near East University Avenue. |
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So named in honor of him who suggested the idea of constructing it Professor Charles Simeon Denison, for forty-two years teacher of stereotomy, mechanism, and drawing in the University of Michigan.
This tablet is placed here by his . . . — — Map (db m100445) HM |
| On Main Street at Liberty Street on Main Street. |
| | Founded in 1860, Mack & Company grew to be Ann Arbor’s largest department store. In 1870 it advertised dress goods, household goods, flannels, shawls and cloakings, “selling everything cheap.” By 1900 it had become Main Street’s premier . . . — — Map (db m94375) HM |
| On South State Street north of South University Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
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When classes began in 1841, Mason Hall (left) housed classrooms, a chapel, a library, a museum, and dormitory rooms. Two professors taught thirteen students Greek, Latin, mathematics, and rhetoric. South College (right), a second . . . — — Map (db m145739) HM |
| On Tappan Avenue at Monroe Street, on the left when traveling south on Tappan Avenue. |
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Conserving our living history
For 200 years or more, a majestic bur oak and its companions grew on a site that eventually became home to the Ross School of Business. But when the school took on a new construction project in 2014, concerns . . . — — Map (db m124106) HM |
| On South State Street at South University Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South State Street. |
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At 2 a.m., October 14, 1960, three weeks before the election, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy addressed a densely packed crowd in front of the Michigan Union. In a three-minute impromptu speech, he challenged them to contribute a part of . . . — — Map (db m134565) HM |
| On South University Avenue at Tappan Avenue, on the right when traveling west on South University Avenue. |
| | Completed in the summer of 1840, this stucco-over-brick house was one of four dwellings built for professors after relocation of the University to Ann Arbor in 1837. It has been the University's chief official residence and the center of social . . . — — Map (db m126314) HM |
| On South Ashley Street at West Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on South Ashley Street. |
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In 1885 Michael Staebler, a successful farmer from a pioneer German family west of town, constructed this building as the Germania Hotel. Balls, lectures, musical programs, and meetings of the Germania Society were held on the third floor. . . . — — Map (db m156512) HM |
| On North University Avenue. |
| | In the 19th century, at universities throughout the United States, students came together in celebration of their love of song to form glee clubs. Leading the trend was the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, founded in 1859. Through the years, . . . — — Map (db m100603) HM |
| On Ashley Street north of West Washington Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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Wilhelm Metzger and Christian Kuhn had been in the U.S. for only a few years when they and Wilhelm's wife Marie rented the German American Restaurant from the Flautz family in 1928. The Metzgers, their two children, and Kuhn, a bachelor, lived on . . . — — Map (db m156553) HM |
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In 1844 Benjamin Ticknor, a U.S. naval surgeon from Connecticut, built this Classic Revival house on his 183-acre farm in Pittsfield Township. He used cobblestone construction, which originated in upstate New York. The rear wing . . . — — Map (db m101798) HM |
| On Geddes Avenue near Observetory Street. |
| | In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Washtenaw County who served in the Civil War, 1861-1865, also those who served in the war with Spain, 1898. Erected A. D. 1914. — — Map (db m26659) HM |
| On South University Avenue at Tappan Avenue, on the right when traveling west on South University Avenue. |
| | William L. Clements (1882, LLD 1934hon) was a regent of the University of Michigan (1910-1933) whose life-long avocation was the collection of books, maps and related materials on American History from 1492 to 1800. In 1922, he donated to the . . . — — Map (db m93665) HM |
| Near Geddes Road 0.2 miles east of North Dixboro Road. |
| | Originally built by William's son, Fred J. Parker, to produce cider and vinegar. After the cider press was sold, the building was used for storage and to house a grain cleaner. — — Map (db m104732) HM |
| Near Geddes Road 0.2 miles east of North Dixboro Road. |
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Can you imagine your whole family living in this cabin? The simple interior of this one room log cabin included a ladder to a loft area and a small coal stove. William Parker built the cabin in 1878 for relatives who planned to emigrate from . . . — — Map (db m104795) HM |
| Near Geddes Road 0.2 miles east of North Dixboro Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | A two stone grist mill was built by William Q. Parker for purpose of grinding feed and corn meal. Operated as a commercial flour mill from 1910-1956, it was restored in 1984. — — Map (db m104733) HM |
| On Geddes Road 0.2 miles east of North Dixboro Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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University of Michigan Graduate, Naturalist & Gardener
Hoyt Garrod Post loved to walk the banks of the Huron River. A graduate of the University of Michigan Law School in 1907, Hoyt spent many enjoyable hours hiking this area, . . . — — Map (db m104840) HM |
| Near Geddes Road 0.2 miles from North Dixboro Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Originally located on the north side of Geddes Road, this cabin was built in 1878 to house a visiting relative from England, but later used for storage and to house farm help. — — Map (db m104796) HM |
| On Geddes Road 0.2 miles east of North Dixboro Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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Centuries ago, Indian trails crossed the landscape of Washtenaw County. These paths connected Indian villages to fertile hunting and fishing grounds throughout Michigan. When settlers arrived in the County during the 19th century, these same . . . — — Map (db m104642) HM |
| On Geddes Road 0.2 miles east of North Dixboro Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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This mill -- the type designed by American inventor Oliver Evans -- represents a milestone in the automation of American industry. The machinery inside automatically ground, sifted, and bagged grain, carrying it through a system of chutes and . . . — — Map (db m104744) HM |
| Near Geddes Road 0.2 miles east of North Dixboro Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | William Q. Parker and his new bride, Mary, came to Washtenaw County in 1861 from England. After two years in Lodi Township, Mary purchased 61 acres between Geddes Road and the Huron River. Here, in 1873, on the ruins of the old Fleming sawmill, . . . — — Map (db m104814) HM |
| Near Geddes Road 0.2 miles east of North Dixboro Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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What is Hydropower?
Hydropower uses the energy of falling water to do work, either to move machinery or generate electricity. Originally, a metal turbine underneath the gristmill harnessed the power of Fleming Creek. Water from . . . — — Map (db m104765) HM |
| On Geddes Road 0.2 miles east of North Dixboro Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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Starting a New Life
William Q. Parker and his bride Mary came from England in 1861 to begin a new life. They purchased land in Washtenaw County and by 1872 were well-established farmers. Here, on the ruins of the old Fleming . . . — — Map (db m104677) HM |
| On Jackson Street east of North Main Street (Michigan Highway 52), on the left when traveling east. |
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Chelsea
In the 1830s the Congdon brothers, Elisha and James, settled the land where Chelsea is located. In 1848 they offered the Michigan Central Railroad a free site on which to build a station. The first and succeeding . . . — — Map (db m54136) HM |
| On East Middle Street east of North Main Street (Michigan Highway 52), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Vermont Congregationalists organized a church in Sylvan Township in 1849. In 1852 the built the first church in the village, here on land donated by Chelsea founder Elisha Congdon. When that building burned in 1894, John Foster of Chelsea built the . . . — — Map (db m54156) HM |
| On North Territorial Road east of Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Reverend Charles Glenn organized the first Methodist class here in 1836, and for the next ten years the group met in the home of his brother, John. In 1846 the brothers presented the congregation with a building which served as both church and . . . — — Map (db m55416) HM |
| | (North Face): Erected under the auspices of Woman's Relief Corps No. 210, assisted by R.P. Carpenter Post No. 41, and Patriotic Citizens 1861 to 1865
(West Face):R.P. Carpenter Post No 41 To the memory of our noble dead who freely . . . — — Map (db m26732) HM |
| Near North Main Street (State Highway 52) north of Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Welfare Building was constructed in 1906 as a recreation facility for the workers of the Glazier Stove Company. It featured a swimming pool, a billiard hall, a basketball court, a theatre and a reading room. Chelsea native Frank P. Glazier, who . . . — — Map (db m54138) HM |
| On Central Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Central Street. |
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Given by Senator
Royal Samuel Copeland
to the Village of
Dexter Michigan
1928
Modeled from
New England
Libraries
Originally
the first post office — — Map (db m142357) HM |
| On North Delhi Road south of West Huron River Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
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The Delhi Bridge was one of many Pratt through truss iron bridges built to order by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, between 1876 and 1899 to span the Huron River. It was listed in the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m60228) HM |
| On Ann Arbor Street at Central Street, in the median on Ann Arbor Street. |
| | Erected by the citizens of Dexter and vicinity, in memory of the heroes who fought and the martyrs who died that the republic might live.
Dedicated May 30, 1898
1861-1865 — — Map (db m53429) HM |
| On Broad Street at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north on Broad Street. |
| | Dexter Depot
The Michigan Central Railroad reached Dexter from Detroit on July 4, 1841, just after Dexter's first depot was completed. Frederick H. Spier of Detroit designed the present depot, which was completed in record time. Work began on . . . — — Map (db m54861) HM |
| Near Main Street at Jeffords Street. |
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Frederick Pelham was born on November 7, 1864. He attended school in Detroit. In 1887, he became the first African American to receive an Engineering Degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and was hired as a civil engineer for the . . . — — Map (db m142463) HM |
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The dam was originally built by Judge Samuel Dexter in 1824. Mill Creek got its name because the dam provided hydropower for the sawmills and gristmills that supplied much of the timber and flour for the growing community within the village and . . . — — Map (db m142459) HM |
| | This hamlet developed around the mills which were located here to utilize the great water power of the Huron River. Cornelius Osterhout built a sawmill here about 1827, followed in 1846 by a gristmill in which three men produced six thousand barrels . . . — — Map (db m142354) HM |
| On Dover Street at 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Dover Street. |
| | The Catholic church in this village dates back to 1840 with Fathers Cullen, Hennesy and Pulsers serving the predominantly Irish parishioners for nearly thirty years. The present brick edifice, completed in 1874, is an example of simple Gothic style. . . . — — Map (db m54893) HM |
| On Webster Church Rd at Farrell Road, on the right when traveling north on Webster Church Rd. |
| | In 1834 construction began on Webster Church, the oldest church building in continuous use in Washtenaw County. Built on land donated by Hannah Williams Kingsley, it was completed in 1835 after Moses Kingsley secured donations from Daniel Webster . . . — — Map (db m60515) HM |
| On Bethel Church Road at Schneider Road, on the right when traveling east on Bethel Church Road. |
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In 1840 the Reverend Frederich Schmid of Ann Arbor organized the Evangelical German Bethel Congregation in Freedom Township. Schmid, a missionary pastor originally from Basil, Switzerland, frequently traveled to the township and . . . — — Map (db m55387) HM |
| | In memory
of our soldiers
dead
1861 - 1865
1898 - 1899
WW I WW II
1917 - 1918 1941 - 1946
Korean Vietnam
1950 - 1955 1961 - 1975 — — Map (db m26797) HM |
| On East Pleasant Lake Road at Michigan Highway 52, on the left when traveling east on East Pleasant Lake Road. |
| | The Reverend Edward Weiss, a Washtenaw County circuit rider, organized an Evangelical class of fifteen members in 1874. They met in a school located two miles east of here. Two years later, trustees Herman Gieske, Lambert Gieske and Bernhardt Kuhl, . . . — — Map (db m60220) HM |
| On West Main Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Braman Hotel was established here in about 1844. It was a three-story structure, shown on maps at the time as a "tavern." This road, originally an Indian trail, connected Monroe to Saline and Jackson. Weary travelers stepped out of their . . . — — Map (db m106196) HM |
| On Mooreville Road 0.5 miles west of Platt Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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Lovatus Chapman Allen moved to the Milan area from Vermont in 1849. "L.C." as he was known, was born in Vermont in 1816. L. C.'s older brother, Harmon Allen, came to Michigan many years earlier and was one of the founders of Milan in 1831. L. . . . — — Map (db m106197) HM |
| On Elm Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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The Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church was founded by African-Americans in 1949. The first service was held on Ash Street in the home of Deacon Eli Longstreet. The first pastor was Rev. Eddie C. Wilson. The congregation met at various locations until . . . — — Map (db m106199) HM |
| Near Textile Road 0.4 miles west of South State Road. |
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[lat N42 11.950 lon W083 44.425]
It consisted of four sub-units. The main front portion housed the carriages, harness, and tools. Horses could pull a carriage directly into the Carriage House. Then the horses would be unhitched and led through . . . — — Map (db m103135) HM |
| Near Textile Road 0.4 miles west of South State Road. |
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[lat N42 11.938 lon W083 44.420]
This structure contained a number of small pens, each just large enough for housing a sow (mother hog) and her piglets. Once the baby pigs had grown to such size and strength that they needed more space and . . . — — Map (db m103137) HM |
| Near Textile Road 0.4 miles west of South State Road, on the left when traveling west. |
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[lat N42 11.957 lon W083 44.436]
While this was used as the ice house for many years, this structure may have been one of the first buildings built on the farm. At one time it had a lean-to addition attached to the west side. According to . . . — — Map (db m103038) HM |
| Near Textile Road 0.4 miles west of South State Road, on the left when traveling west. |
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[lat N42 11.929 lon W083 44.436]
Here cattle would have been gathered for shelter from the severe winter cold. Later, when the farm established a small dairy enterprise, Jersey cows would have been brought here from the pasture to await their . . . — — Map (db m103040) HM |
| Near West Textile Road 0.4 miles west of South State Road, on the left when traveling west. |
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[lat N42 11.965 lon W083 44.435]
The Pump House is the small, square, one-story structure. The two-story garage and apartment was attached to the Pump House when the garage and apartment were constructed in the 1950s. The well under the Pump . . . — — Map (db m103037) HM |
| On Textile Road 0.4 miles west of South State Road, on the left when traveling west. |
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Side 1
In the 1850s, Langford (1802-1865) and Lydia (1806-1892) Sutherland replaced their small log cabin with this Greek Revival house. Farm buildings from that era were built from locally harvested hand-hewn timber and hand-cut stones . . . — — Map (db m103026) HM |
| Near Textile Road 0.4 miles west of South State Road. |
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[lat N42 11.937 lon W083 44.442]
The front ramp leads to the portion of the barn that related to the Farm Yard; the lower section is part of the Barn Yard. The upper portion was used to store straw and hay, to thresh oats and/or wheat, and to . . . — — Map (db m103138) HM |
| Near Textile Road 0.4 miles west of South State Road. |
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[lat N42 11.965 lon W083 44.435]. The Pump House is the small, square, one-story structure. The two-story garage and apartment was attached to the Pump House when the garage and apartment were constructed in the 1950s. The well under the Pump . . . — — Map (db m103134) HM |
| On Napier Road at Powell Road, on the right when traveling south on Napier Road. |
| | John W. and Alice Conant of New York purchased land near Denton in 1833, and built this house soon after. During World War II, when the original site was condemned to make way for the Willow Run Bomber Plant, the family moved the house to its . . . — — Map (db m101825) HM |
| On East Michigan Avenue (U.S. 12), on the right when traveling east. |
| | This handsome two-and-a-half story residence, constructed in 1875, was the home of William H. Davenport (1826-1909), prominent Saline citizen. In 1851, Davenport entered into a partnership with H.J. Miller in a general store. He bought out Miller's . . . — — Map (db m101647) HM |
| On East Michigan Avenue (U.S. 12) at Hall Street, on the right when traveling west on East Michigan Avenue. |
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Side 1
In 1831, Presbyterian families from Newark, New York, traveled by boat through the Erie Canal to Detroit. Settling in the Saline area, they held their first religious service on July 18, 1831. Thereafter, services were held in . . . — — Map (db m101650) HM |
| On East Cross Street east of North Huron Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Plaque 1:
In honor of
our brave men
of the 107th Field Signal Battalion U. S. A.
which brigaded with the
32nd Division
rendered distinguished service at
Chateau Thierry, Soissons, Fismes.
Juvigny, and in the Argonne
and in memory . . . — — Map (db m160300) WM |
| On North Huron Street (State Highway 17) at Emmett Street, on the right when traveling north on North Huron Street. |
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This lovely building has been many homes.
It was built in the Italianate style in 1860, as our nation's Civil War approached, for the family of bank president Asa Dow. It continued as a home for families until 1922. As apartments, it . . . — — Map (db m96994) HM |
| On East Cross Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In the 1840s and 1850s, the community that grew up around the depot was known by the old-timers as the "East Side." A rivalry over business development in Ypsilanti between East side and the West side, the dividing line being the Huron River, was . . . — — Map (db m102374) HM |
| On College Place at West Cross Street, on the right when traveling south on College Place. |
| | Founded by legislative action in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the first state teacher education school west of Albany. Its aim was to provide instruction "in the art of teaching and in all the various branches that pertain to a . . . — — Map (db m91656) HM |
| On West Cross Street (State Highway 17) at North Huron Street on West Cross Street. |
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Something had to be done.
Constructed in 1898 and in service for over 75 years, this firehouse combined two separate volunteer fire companies into one centalized fire station. A paid department and a dedicated building represented a major . . . — — Map (db m98474) HM |
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