On North Broadway (Michigan Route 43) at West Thorn Street, on the right when traveling south on North Broadway.
Gettysburg
Wilderness
The Union
One and Inseparable.
Mission Ridge
To
Our Nation's Defenders
1861-1865
Vicksburg
Dedicated to those who
offered up their lives
that the government of
the people by the people . . . — — Map (db m216395) WM
On Hastings Riverwalk, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to those who served from Barry County during World War I 1917-1918
Dedicated to those who served from Barry County during World War II 1941-1946 Dedicated to those who served from Barry County during the Korean War 1950-1953 . . . — — Map (db m216397) WM
On Hastings Riverwalk north of North Broadway (Michigan Route 43), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to those who served from Barry County during the Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783
War of 1812 1812-1815
Mexican War 1846 - 1848
and all others from Barry County who served in the military in any other conflicts
Dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m216400) WM
On South Broadway Street at West Walnut Street on South Broadway Street.
Central School Hastings built the first school on this site in 1852. It burned in 1871, and the second school was constructed. Hailed as a "landmark of progress," the new building served until 1930 when it was razed. Bucks from that structure . . . — — Map (db m216612) HM
On West State Street just east of South Broadway Street (State Highway 37), on the right when traveling east.
Barry County, organized in 1839, was named after U.S. Postmaster General William Barry. Hastings, the county seat, was platted in 1836 and chartered as a village in 1855. The present courthouse was completed in 1892. A newspaper was published here . . . — — Map (db m150276) HM
On South Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north.
Oakland County physician
George W. Lowry (1850-1922)
purchased this lot and a
medical practice from Dr.
William A. Upjohn in 1887.
In 1892-1894 he built one of
Hasting's finest residences,
which also housed his medical office. The . . . — — Map (db m216360) HM
On West State Street just west of South Church Street, on the left when traveling west.
Kim Sigler (1894-1953), a native of Schuyler, Nebraska, received his law degree from the University of Detroit in 1918. While attending law school, Sigler worked at Henry Ford’s Highland Park plant. He first practiced law in Detroit, where he . . . — — Map (db m150275) HM
On South Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
Hastings City Bank began its corporate existence on October 26, 1886, when
state bank charter number eleven was granted by the State of Michigan. The
bank's first quarters were above a hardware store on State Street. In 1890, a
new bank building . . . — — Map (db m216358) HM
On West Court Street at South Church Street, on the right when traveling east on West Court Street.
Hastings City Bank began its corporate existence on October 26, 1886, when
state bank charter number eleven was granted by the State of Michigan. The
bank's first quarters were above a hardware store on State Street. In 1890, a
new bank . . . — — Map (db m216609) HM
On West Grand Street at South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east on West Grand Street.
Center Panel:
To honor the Hastings High School boys who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War
Left Panel:
Laurence J. Bauer '13
1894-1918
1st Lieut. 11th Squadron Air Service
fell at Bar Le Doc France
Right Panel:
Reuben . . . — — Map (db m216614) WM
On East Woodlawn Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
On April 5, 1885, the Michigan Mutual Tornado, Cyclone, and Windstorm Insurance Company became the first mutual windstorm company incorporated by the state of Michigan. Starting in a one-room office above Grant's store, the company occupied and . . . — — Map (db m33250) HM
On Cedar Creek Road at West Brogan Road, on the right when traveling south on Cedar Creek Road.
From 1872 to 1963 Hope Township children attended school in this building, known as the Hinds School because of its location at the crossroads community of Hinds Corners. The school had stood vacant for almost twenty years when Robert Casey, a Hinds . . . — — Map (db m191509) HM
In the early nineteenth century the Thornapple band of Ottawa Indians established a village a short distance from Thornapple Lake. It was served in the 1840s by a Methodist mission and school conducted by the Reverend Mannaseh Hickey. Trails leading . . . — — Map (db m191511) HM
On Nashville Road near McKeown Road, on the right when traveling north.
This steel Pratt through truss bridge was erected for Hastings Township in 1903. The township contracted with the Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio, for $2,090, to fabricate and erect the steel bridge. In operation from 1869 to the 1930s, . . . — — Map (db m191510) HM
On Jefferson Street at Green Street, on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Street.
The first Methodist Episcopal Society, the oldest congregation in Hastings, erected this Greek Revival structure in 1860. In 1911 the Methodists built a new church on the northwest corner of Green and Church Streets. The following year it sold the . . . — — Map (db m199125) HM
Near West Apple Street, on the right when traveling east.
Hastings was first linked
with Jackson and Grand
Rapids by the Grand River
Valley Railroad in 1870.
The Michigan Central Railroad leased the line that
same year. At first located
elsewhere, a passenger
station was built on this
site in . . . — — Map (db m216359) HM
On Jefferson Street at Green Street, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Street.
Built in the 1880s by Daniel Striker, this Queen Anne-style building was once considered the "handsomest residence in Hastings." Born in New York State in 1835, Striker moved as a child with his family to Michigan. He was elected to several . . . — — Map (db m216572) HM
On Hastings Riverwalk near North Broadway (Michigan Route 43), on the right when traveling south.
We proudly stand for our family,
That served and have now died.
Memories are all we have,
A tear in all our eyes.
They knew what they signed on to do.
They answered duty's call.
The honor of the uniform,
They fought for one and all. . . . — — Map (db m216398) WM
On North Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
This block of brick paving
is the only extant portion
of Hastings' first major
street improvement project
completed in 1907 as the
result of the initiative of
Dr. George W. Lowery, elected
mayor in 1906. The fine
condition of this . . . — — Map (db m216361) HM
On South M-43 Highway (State Highway 43) near Bendere Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1850 George Thomas operated a sawmill here, and in the next decade as settlers began to arrive he built a gristmill. The new village, also known as Gull Lake, was a few miles south of the Reverend Leonard Slater’s Baptist Indian mission. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m191508) HM
In 1878 twelve persons organized the Parmelee Methodist Church. The small congregation met at various locations until 1884, when this church was built on land given to the Methodist Trustee Board by Oliver and Bernice Carpenter. On September 15, . . . — — Map (db m215391) HM
On Ellis Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling north on Ellis Street.
Calvin G. (Squire) Hill, founder of the village of Middleville, came from New York state to Michigan in the autumn of 1834. He purchased four hundred acres on both banks of the Thornapple River where the village now stands. In 1854 he donated this . . . — — Map (db m216913) HM
On West Main Street near Lem Paul Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1867 Ionia County native John Carveth (1841-1910) settled in Middleville to read law. In 1868, after the completion of his studies, he was admitted to the bar and established a practice in Middleville. Carveth served one term as state senator . . . — — Map (db m216346) HM
On River Street near Railroad Street, on the right when traveling north.
WWI
Arthur Finkbeiner, Pvt. Army Oct 29 1918
WWII
Robert Corson, RT3, USN Nov 13 1942
Melbourne Donovan, PFC, Army Dec 21 1944
Bernard Fighter, CPL, Army Jan 1 1943
Steve Hula, SSGT, Army Jan 10 1945
Patrick Reynolds, CPL, . . . — — Map (db m216910) HM
On Old Mill Road, 0.2 miles south of Bowens Mill Road.
Settlement began here in the mid-1830s, and in 1850 a post office known as Gun Lake was established. The village, never over 100 population, contained a sawmill, general store, blacksmith shop, and several other businesses. E. H. Bowen constructed . . . — — Map (db m216624) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 66) north of Maple Street, on the right when traveling north.
Emory Parady was born in New York in 1844. On April 24, 1865, he was one of twenty-seven men from the 16th New York Cavalry Regiment who rode with the two detectives tracking John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. On . . . — — Map (db m191499) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 66) 0.1 miles north of Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1884/85, this red-bricked Italianate structure was the home of Charles W. and Agnes Putnam. Mr. Putnam was a hardware merchant and banker; Mrs. Putnam taught music and was the first public school teacher in Nashville. Around the turn of the . . . — — Map (db m191514) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 66) near Maple Street, on the right when traveling north.
This plaque is issued by the Historical Society of Michigan in recognition of
Village of Nashville
Founded in 1869
For more than 150 years of continuous operation in service to the people of Michigan and for contributing to the growth and . . . — — Map (db m191542) HM
On Scott Road (Michigan Route 79) near Barryville Road, on the right when traveling west.
This village was settled in the mid-nineteenth century, and in 1857 a post office was opened. By 1860 a town of several blocks was established, and the businesses included a gristmill, hotel, and sash factory. The gristmill, run by Melatiah J. . . . — — Map (db m216525) HM
Near South Yankee Springs Road, 0.2 miles north of Duffy Road.
Near here once stood one of the most famous inns west of Detroit. It was run by “Yankee Bill” Lewis, a New Yorker who came here in 1836. His establishment, located on the main road from Grand Rapids to Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, was an unimposing . . . — — Map (db m216617) HM
On East Broadway Street (Michigan Route 43) at South State Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway Street.
The area now known as Woodland Township was first settled in 1837 by Charles Galloway and Jonathan and Samuel Haight. In 1842, the state legislature set aside the township, which by then had several hundred residents. The area’s level surface and . . . — — Map (db m216646) HM
