On West St. Joseph Highway at South Canal Road, on the right when traveling east on West St. Joseph Highway.
In 1837, Methodists in Delta Township began meeting in a log schoolhouse. Served by circuit riders, they organized as a Methodist class in 1842 with two families. The class grew, and in 1865 the Reverend J. Gulic became its first appointed minister. . . . — — Map (db m182783) HM
On Delta River Drive at Ingersoll Road, on the right when traveling west on Delta River Drive.
On this site in 1839, residents of Delta Township built their first school. A one-room woodframe structure, it could seat sixty-five. In 1940 the building was remodeled and a second classroom was added. Although the township district was annexed to . . . — — Map (db m182785) HM
On West Saginaw Highway (Michigan Route 43) at North Canal Road, on the right when traveling west on West Saginaw Highway.
Delta Township Musgrove Evans platted this area in 1827. The first settlers, Erastus and Sally Ingersoll and their twelve children, did not arrive until 1835. The township was organized in 1842. At the first township meeting, citizens chose . . . — — Map (db m182784) HM
"The door of the past swings open, I willingly draw near; I step inside the portals, Amid the scenes so dear."
- Fanny J. Moon, 1891
Arrival in Delta Township
In 1854, David Sands Moon and Mary (Wiltse) Moon moved to Delta . . . — — Map (db m252401) HM
The Grand River, twisting and turning for 260 miles, is the longest river and the second largest watershed in Michigan. It begins near Jackson, flowing north through Eaton Rapids, past Woldumar and downtown Lansing. There the river turns west, . . . — — Map (db m252696) HM
"I feel the gentle hand-clasp, I hear the loving voice, I meet the tender glances. That made my heart rejoice."
- Fanny J. Moon, 1891
From Surveyors to Tycoons
Musgrove Evans, a surveyor instrumental in settling families . . . — — Map (db m252403) HM
"But present duties call me I cannot, must not stay. I go, but carry with me The thought of a summer day."
- Fanny J. Moon, 1891
Opportunity for Everyone
Woldumar Nature Center welcomes all learners. Some . . . — — Map (db m252406) HM
