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
(side 1)
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
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) WM
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
Forest Lawn Cemetery was part of a parcel owned by Samuel Dexter, who came to Michigan in 1824 from New York State. He purchased 926 acres of land that was incorporated as the village of Dexter. For years, Dexter offered cemetery plots free to . . . — — Map (db m171679) HM
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
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
This five-circuit classical labyrinth
was designed and built by Girl
Scout Troop 220 in October 2007.
History
Labyrinths are found in many
cultures dating back as much as
3,500 years. Unlike a maze, the
tabyrinth is unicursal, having . . . — — Map (db m226016) HM
Pat (1937-2021) and Paul (1938-2022) Cousins were longtime Dexter residents whose contributions to the area, spanning nearly 60 years, were numerous.
Pat served the Village as treasurer, election inspector, and fill-in staff. She was a . . . — — Map (db m271330) HM
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
In 1976, Webster Township Hall, built in 1871, was the sixth oldest township hall in continuous use in the state. The structure, which replaced a building at Scully and North Territorial roads, was designed by Isaac Terry. Its cost of $1,758.17 . . . — — Map (db m169884) HM
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
