Historical Markers in Plainwell

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Historical Markers in Plainwell

1 ► Michigan, Allegan County, Plainwell — Stop 28 — Early History of Plainwell — "The Island City" — Allegan County Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed

Plainwell, formerly know as Plainfield, became an incorporated municipality in 1869, and later became designated as a city on March 12, 1934. The community is nestled along the banks of the Kalamazoo River and the Mill Race giving it the unique . . . — — Map (db m74530) HM

2 ► Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Plainwell, Cooper Township — Location of the Old Toll Gate —

This marker placed here by the D.A.R. marks the location of the old toll gate built in 1852 and discontinued in 1858. — — Map (db m306529) HM

3 ► Michigan, Allegan County, Plainwell — 2273 — Michigan Paper Company Mill —

On January 26, 1886. twenty-five businessmen founded the Michigan Paper Company. Daniel Albertson, a mill designer from Kalamazoo, built the mill complex using slow-burn construction methods. Supports were made of concrete, steel or timber. . . . — — Map (db m230023) HM

4 ► Michigan, Allegan County, Plainwell — Soule Memorial Fountain — Plainwell History —

The Soule Memorial Fountain was built in 1907, donated by Mrs. Carrie Soule in memory of her late husband, George Gary Soule. The fountain was destroyed in 1953 when a truck driver from the Grand Rapids Hide Company was on his way to the . . . — — Map (db m74673) HM

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