On Main Street near High Street, on the right when traveling north.
On May 18, 1927, a dynamite blast rocked the Bath Consolidated School, shattering one wing of the building and resulting in the deaths of thirty-nine children and teachers; dozens more were injured. An inquest concluded that dynamite had been . . . — — Map (db m196788) HM
This Memorial Is Dedicated
To All Veterans Who Gave
Their Lives And To Those Who
Proudly Served Our Great
Nation During The Many Wars
And Conflicts. — — Map (db m210794) WM
On Main Street near High Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1873 there was built on this site a two story school constructed of
brick and wood. It was erected approximately 100 feet east of this
sign. The school consisted of 10 grades; a giant step toward higher
education in the Bath area.
In . . . — — Map (db m210790) HM
On South Grange Road, 0.2 miles south of West Howe Road, on the right when traveling north.
Joshua Simmons II, Revolutionary War veteran, is buried in this cemetery. He was born on a Massachusetts farm in the early 1760's. In 1778 he volunteered to fight the British and served with various units in Massachusetts for about two years. In . . . — — Map (db m215373) HM
Near Interstate 96 at milepost 87,, 1.5 miles east of Wright Road (Michigan Route 100).
Ahead lies Lansing, capital of Michigan. In 1835, when the state was organized, Detroit was the capital, as it had been when Michigan was a territory. The capital, after much debate, was moved to its present, more centally located site in 1847. The . . . — — Map (db m94905) HM
On State Park Drive, 1.5 miles north of East Price Road, on the right.
Sleepy Hollow has three picnic areas with shelters, 1/8 mile of swim beach and a 181 site modern campground. The 11 miles of hiking trails and six miles of bridle trails pass through forested and open land. The park offers examples of "forest . . . — — Map (db m119568) HM
On Wood Road at East Clark Road, on the right when traveling north on Wood Road.
Purchasing one hundred sixty acres of farmland from the government, Elihu Gunnison, first settled this site, originally known as Gunnison, in 1835. This settlement, which its inhabitants often called four corners, had a general store owned and . . . — — Map (db m196655) HM
On North Main Street north of Williams Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1996, the Ovid Historical Society with the financial aid of the Downtown Development Association purchased a carriage that had been manufactured at the Ovid Carriage Works, later known as the Scofield Buggy Company in Ovid. The members of the . . . — — Map (db m119805) HM
On East Williams Street east of North Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Built in 1869-70 for George D. and Carrie Sowers, this house is an excellent example of Italianate architecture. Sowers, the first of several prominent local businessmen to live here, owned a planing mill located across the street with his partner, . . . — — Map (db m119389) HM
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Village of Ovid
In 1836, inhabitants of Ovid, Seneca Falls County, New York, began to settle this fertile farm area. Among them were Samuel Barker, who built his log cabin in "Section 6;" Jabez Denison, noted for his prowess in killing . . . — — Map (db m119352) HM
On East Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
Anthony (2002-2016) was the youngest of 11 children and
his family restored many Ovid buildings. He spoke
Spanish, made 6 missionary trips to Central America and was
the joyful greeter at Henry and Ida's Gospel Barn in Ovid.
Building occupants . . . — — Map (db m216355) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Home to the horse-drawn carriage industry, a video store,
church, tavern, recreation center, hardware store, dancehall
and medical office where Emily Kelley (1988-2013)
was the first infant patient.
In her lifetime Emily helped restore 4 Ovid . . . — — Map (db m216356) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
In recognition of
Old Kent Bank
successor to State Savings Bank of Ovid
founded in 1897
for more than 100 years of
continuous operation in service
to the people of Michigan
and for contributing to the
economic growth and vitality
of our . . . — — Map (db m216357) HM
On East State Street (State Highway 21) just west of North Clinton Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Here on this 18th day of July, A. D. 1956, the people of St. Johns, Michigan, dedicate this tree and monument to the courage and sacrifice of our forebears, who founded this city 100 years ago. Beneath this monument is buried a metal . . . — — Map (db m213099) HM
On East State Street (State Highway 21) at Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East State Street.
Blue Star Mothers Chapter 88 wish to pay tribute to all from Clinton County who served in Korea and Vietnam when our country needed them To those who gave their lives we will never forget the sacrifice you made bless you as you rest . . . — — Map (db m213100) WM
On Maple Street north of West Cass Street, on the left when traveling north.
Lured by the railroad, John W. Paine (1821-1870) moved from the nearby Rochester Colony to St. Johns. In 1860 he built the town's first brick store and this house. The office was later added to this site. Dr. Samuel Gillam (1845-1908) remodeled . . . — — Map (db m215902) HM
On North Clinton Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
In lasting memory of
the Clinton County
men and women
who serve in the
armed forces,
past, present
and future
Civil War
James Abbottu
George Albert
Edwin Ammerman
George Anderson
Ira Armstrong
Abijah Arnett . . . — — Map (db m217876) WM
On Maple Road at G Street, on the right when traveling west on Maple Road.
This tablet is dedicated to the settlers who came from Rochester, N.Y., and marks the first organized settlement in Clinton County, Mich. - 1836 — — Map (db m217495) HM
On Maple Road at G Street, on the right when traveling west on Maple Road.
In 1836 a Rochester, New York, association purchased land here and by winter several families were settled in newly built log homes. Methodist circuit riders in 1837 organized a class which became center of the three-county Mapleton circuit. In 1841 . . . — — Map (db m217494) HM
On North Scott Road at West Marshall Road, on the right when traveling south on North Scott Road.
The Reverend William Benson organized a Methodist class for this area in 1849. The class, which had seven members, held its first worship service in a log school south of Eureka. Later it met in the Sherwood School and the Keystone Grange Hall. . . . — — Map (db m217225) HM
In the field south of this site on
July 4th, 1895 the Michigan Rushers,
a local team, played the first professional football game in Michigan, and possibly in the U.S.
This marker was placed by citizens
of Clinton County, Michigan after
a . . . — — Map (db m216354) HM
On North Westphalia Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on North Westphalia Street.
Westphalia Settlement
In October 1836 the Reverend Anton Kopp and five other men from Westphalia, Germany, arrived in New York. They traveled to Detroit by way of the Erie Canal. Advised to settle in the Grand River Valley, the Reverend Kopp . . . — — Map (db m215916) HM
On South Westphalia Street at East Oak Street, on the right when traveling north on South Westphalia Street.
Dedicated to the memory of
Westphalia area military personnel
who sacrificed their lives for our
home and country.
Civil War
Franklin Fish · Henry Rocholl · Andrew Seckinger · Peter Sontag · Ulrich Thoma
World War I
Edward W. . . . — — Map (db m215915) WM
