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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bancroft, Michigan

 
Clickable Map of Shiawassee County, Michigan and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Shiawassee County, MI (49) Clinton County, MI (52) Genesee County, MI (164) Gratiot County, MI (20) Ingham County, MI (222) Livingston County, MI (70) Saginaw County, MI (68)  ShiawasseeCounty(49) Shiawassee County (49)  ClintonCounty(52) Clinton County (52)  GeneseeCounty(164) Genesee County (164)  GratiotCounty(20) Gratiot County (20)  InghamCounty(222) Ingham County (222)  LivingstonCounty(70) Livingston County (70)  SaginawCounty(68) Saginaw County (68)
Corunna is the county seat for Shiawassee County
Bancroft is in Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County (49)  ►
ADJACENT TO SHIAWASSEE COUNTY
Clinton County (52)  ►
Genesee County (164)  ►
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Ingham County (222)  ►
Livingston County (70)  ►
Saginaw County (68)  ►
 
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1 ► Michigan, Shiawassee County, Bancroft, Shiawassee Township — Bancroft Veterans Memorial —
On Prior Road at North Shiawassee Street, on the right when traveling west on Prior Road.
In memory of Bancroft Veterans of all wars — — Map (db m239784) WM
2 ► Michigan, Shiawassee County, Bancroft — L32 — Knaggs Bridge Area
On Cole Road west of East Miller Road, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Archaeological evidence indicates men lived in this area before the time of Christ. Chippewa Indians settled here sometime before 1790. Their village was called Kechewandaugoning, which is said to mean "Big Salt Lick." This was the birthplace of . . . — — Map (db m145955) HM
3 ► Michigan, Shiawassee County, Bancroft, Burns Township — L32 — Knaggs Bridge Area —
On Cole Road near Miller Road, on the right when traveling east.
Oral traditions of the Anishinaabek and archaeological evidence show people living here for thousands of years. Both Odawa and Ojibway were once in this area, but the Odawa had moved north by the 1750s. The Ojibway village . . . — — Map (db m239858) HM
4 ► Michigan, Shiawassee County, Bancroft, Shiawassee Township — Site of the Bancroft School — 1868 - 2007 —
On West Maple Avenue at South Shiawassee Street, on the right when traveling west on West Maple Avenue.
The building housed K-12 1888 - 1940, with 321 graduates It was then used for elementary students from 1940 - 1961 and as the Bancroft Masonic Temple until 2006. Razed June 4, 2007 — — Map (db m239783) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026