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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Grand Rapids

 
Clickable Map of Kent 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 Kent County, MI (153) Allegan County, MI (64) Barry County, MI (40) Ionia County, MI (57) Montcalm County, MI (22) Muskegon County, MI (21) Newaygo County, MI (6) Ottawa County, MI (101)  KentCounty(153) Kent County (153)  AlleganCounty(64) Allegan County (64)  BarryCounty(40) Barry County (40)  IoniaCounty(57) Ionia County (57)  MontcalmCounty(22) Montcalm County (22)  MuskegonCounty(21) Muskegon County (21)  NewaygoCounty(6) Newaygo County (6)  OttawaCounty(101) Ottawa County (101)
Grand Rapids is the county seat for Kent County
Grand Rapids is in Kent County
Kent County (153)  ►
ADJACENT TO KENT COUNTY
Allegan County (64)  ►
Barry County (40)  ►
Ionia County (57)  ►
Montcalm County (22)  ►
Muskegon County (21)  ►
Newaygo County (6)  ►
Ottawa County (101)  ►
 
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1 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Kent County Fallen Heroes —
2 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Chateau Hills — S641 — 126th Infantry —
3 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Adulation: The Future of Science — Grace Eldering, Sc.D. (1900-1988), Pearl Kendrick, Sc.D. (1890-1980), and Loney Clinton Gordon (1915 —
4 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Eastown — S235 — Aquinas College —
5 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Arthur H. Vandenberg — 1884-1951 —
6 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Creston — L803 — Barber Briggs House —
7 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — S682 — Baw-wa-ting —
8 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Baw-wa-ting —
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9 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Garfield Park — L2194 — Benjamins-Spring House —
10 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Betty Ford — Born: April 8, 1918 - Died: July 8, 2011 — Betty Ford was the First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 —
11 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Bishop Frederic Baraga —
12 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, East Hills — L2303 — Boy Scout Troop 15 / Eagle Scout Gerald "Junior" Ford —
13 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, East Beltline — S228 — Calvin Theological Seminary and Calvin University —
14 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Camp Kellogg and Camp Lee —
15 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Medical Mile — Campau's Trading Post —
16 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Cantonment Anderson —
17 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Cascade Township — L0852 — Cascade Christian Church —
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18 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Cascade Township — L2000 — Cascade Township Hall —
19 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Heritage Hill — L691A — The Castle —
20 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — 2353 — Catholic Central High School —
21 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Heritage Hill — L2031 — Central High School —
22 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Heritage Hill — L1683C — Central Reformed Church —
23 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Civil War Veterans Memorial —
24 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial — In God We Trust —
25 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Medical Mile — Combined Sewer Overflow Elimination Project — 1989-2015 —
26 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — The Commandery Of The State Of Michigan — Military Order Of The Loyal Legion Of The United States —
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27 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Medical Mile — Courthouse Clock Tower —
28 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Courthouse Square —
29 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Creston — Creston World War II Memorial —
30 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Dr. Juan R. Olivarez Student Plaza —
31 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Father Baraga's Mission Church —
32 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Final Resting Place of Gerald R. Ford —
33 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — First Baptist Mission Station —
34 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — L850 — First (Park) Congregational Church —
35 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — L2323 — Fountain Street Baptist Church / Fountain Street Church —
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36 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park — Frederik Meijer / Nina Akamu / Charles Dent / Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci’s Horse — Homage to Leonardo — The American Horse —
37 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — S0132 — Furniture Industry —
38 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Gerald R. Ford — 1913 - 2006 —
39 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Madison Area — S648 — Gerald R. Ford Boyhood Home / President Gerald R. Ford —
40 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — German-English Schoolhouse —
41 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Grand Legacy — 2023 — East Wall —
42 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Grand Legacy — 2023 — West Wall —
43 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — The Grand Rapids Junior College Memorial Campus —
44 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Grand Rapids Korean War Memorial —
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45 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Grand Rapids Public Library — Michigan Sesquicentennial Organization —
46 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Grand Rapids Veterans Memorial and Honor Roll —
47 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Grand Rapids World War Memorial —
48 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Medical Mile — The Grand River —
49 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Medical Mile — Grand River Bridges —
50 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Great Flood of 1904 —
51 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — The Great Furniture Strike of 1911 —
52 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Harriet and Barney Burton — Burton Heights Business District —
53 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Helen J. Claytor — Born: April 12, 1907 — Died: May 10, 2005 —
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54 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Eastown — 39 — Holmdene —
55 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — In Memory of Grand Army of Republic —
56 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Island #1 —
57 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Pine Rest — L1575 — John Isaac Cutler House —
58 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Kent County Civil War Monument & Fountain —
59 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Kent County Vietnam War Memorial —
60 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Medical Mile — La Grande Vitesse —
61 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — L120 — Ladies Literary Club —
62 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Lincoln Place — Est. 1913 —
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63 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Log Jam of 1883 —
64 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Love, 1966-1999 —
65 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Heritage Hill — 2379 — Martin Luther Sweet / The Sweet House —
66 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Eastown — S0694 — Mathias Alten Home & Studio / Mathias Alten —
67 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, South Hills — L1342 — May House —
68 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Medical Mile — Mayor Lyman S. Parks — Born: March 12, 1917 — Died: November 4, 2009 —
69 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Heritage Hill — L915A — McCabe-Marlowe House — Registered Michigan Historic Site —
70 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Creston — S0719 — Monroe Avenue Water Filtration Plant / The Beginning of Water Fluoridation —
71 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Monument Park — est. 1885 —
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72 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Noahquageshik — Ogema (Chief) of the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians — ca 1770-1840 —
73 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Old North Park Bridge —
74 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Paul Steketee & Sons — Michigan Centennial Business —
75 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Pearl Street Bridge — 10 Things to know about the Pearl Street Bridge —
76 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Creston — Purple Heart Memorial — Combat Wounded Veterans —
77 ► Michigan, Kent County, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids — 2352 — Ramona Park —
78 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — The Rev. Fr. Frederick Baraga —
79 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel —
80 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Roger B. Chaffee —
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81 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Rosa Louise Parks — February 4, 1913 - October 24, 2005 —
82 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Rosa Parks / Maya Lin —
83 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Saint Andrew School Memorial —
84 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Madison Area — L1593 — St. Andrew's Cemetery —
85 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — St. Cecilia Music Society —
86 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — The Salvation Army —
87 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Medical Mile — Scale Model of La Grande Vitesse —
88 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Eastown — Shrine of Our Lady War Dead Memorial —
89 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Belknap Lookout — L0479 — Sixth Street Bridge —
90 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Stanley Ketchel — Born: September 14, 1886 — Died: October 15, 1910 —
91 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Downtown — Steel Water — Cyril Lixenberg Sculpture — 2007 —
92 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, West Millbrook — S0729 — Thrifty Acres —
93 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — Treaty of Chicago (1821) / Treaty of Zhaagaagong (1821) —
94 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, SWAN (Southwest Area) — L1125 — Valley City Milling Company —
95 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Medical Mile — L1438 — Vandenberg Center / Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg —
96 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Creston — L1254B — Veterans' Cemetery —
97 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Creston — L1254A — Veterans' Facility —
98 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, West Grand — L1603 — Villa Maria —
99 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids — Village of Grand Rapids —
100 ► Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, Heritage Hill — S419A — Voigt House — Registered Michigan Historic Site —
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026