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Historical Markers in Rapid City

 
Clickable Map of Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County, MI (8) Antrim County, MI (31) Crawford County, MI (44) Grand Traverse County, MI (47) Missaukee County, MI (2) Otsego County, MI (27) Roscommon County, MI (17) Wexford County, MI (14)  KalkaskaCounty(8) Kalkaska County (8)  AntrimCounty(31) Antrim County (31)  CrawfordCounty(44) Crawford County (44)  GrandTraverseCounty(47) Grand Traverse County (47)  MissaukeeCounty(2) Missaukee County (2)  OtsegoCounty(27) Otsego County (27)  RoscommonCounty(17) Roscommon County (17)  WexfordCounty(14) Wexford County (14)
Kalkaska is the county seat for Kalkaska County
Rapid City is in Kalkaska County
Kalkaska County (8)  ►
ADJACENT TO KALKASKA COUNTY
Antrim County (31)  ►
Crawford County (44)  ►
Grand Traverse County (47)  ►
Missaukee County (2)  ►
Otsego County (27)  ►
Roscommon County (17)  ►
Wexford County (14)  ►
 
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1 ► Michigan, Kalkaska County, Rapid City, Rapid River Township — A Memorial To William Copeland —
On Valley Road Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
First settler of Kalkaska County, Clearwater Twp. Section 31. Fall of 1855 Presented by the Kalkaska County Pioneer Association Aug. 15, 1951 — — Map (db m190645) HM
2 ► Michigan, Kalkaska County, Rapid City — Narrow Gauge Rails and Wheels —
On Valley Road Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Actual narrow gauge rails and wheels used for construction of Rugg Dam 1904 — — Map (db m190649) HM
3 ► Michigan, Kalkaska County, Rapid City — L1158 — Rugg Pond Dam —
On Valley Road Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
In 1904, Ambrose E. Palmer founded the Kalkaska Light and Power Company and built a dam and power plant at Rugg Pond where the two branches of the Rapid River meet. Palmer reportedly commissioned farmers to bring wagonloads of stone to . . . — — Map (db m190646) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026