Historical Markers and War Memorials in Allen, Michigan
Hillsdale is the county seat for Hillsdale County
Allen is in Hillsdale County
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On Cemetery Drive, 0.1 miles south of East Chicago Road (U.S. 12), on the right when traveling south.
Forty two years after the surrender at Appomattox, this monument is dedicated to the memory of heroic men who imperilled their lives for the preservation of the Union
Erected by a comrade who, by the fortunes of war, was permitted to . . . — — Map (db m66786) WM
On Cemetery Drive south of East Chicago Street, on the right when traveling south.
1917 - World War - 1918 Honor Roll Avery, Ora -
Baggerly, E.A. -
Baggerly, Max † -
Barber, Wm. J. -
Beers, Robert -
Byard, Leonard -
Carpenter, Leo -
Clickner, Solon -
Clobridge, Dence -
Combs, Samuel † -
Craddock, Ray -
Crapo, Walter . . . — — Map (db m165551) WM
On West Chicago Road (U.S. 12) 0.1 miles west of Park Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Civil War
Captain
William G. Whitney
1840 - 1915
Born: Allen, Michigan
Company B Eleventh
Michigan Infantry
Medal of Honor Award:
September 20, 1863
Chickamauga, Georgia
Vietnam War
Staff Sergeant
James Leroy Bondsteel . . . — — Map (db m66785) HM WM
On West Chicago Street (U.S. 12) 0.4 miles east of South Allen Road North, on the right when traveling east.
Assistant Chief Wilson
End of watch: December 21, 1954
2130 Hours
Age: 35
Years of service: 4
Village police officers
Ivan Wilson and Gerald Chase
stopped Elmer Anderson for having
a light out. Unbeknownst to the
officers, . . . — — Map (db m165550) HM
On West Chicago Road (U.S. 12) 0.1 miles west of Park Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Moses Allen fought in the War of 1812, later serving as a captain in the Michigan militia. He became the first "white settler" in present-day Hillsdale County, settling here in April 1827, two years after working on the Chicago Road (present-day . . . — — Map (db m66775) HM
In 1844 Benjamin Ticknor, a U.S. naval surgeon from Connecticut, built this Classic Revival house on his 183-acre farm in Pittsfield Township. He used cobblestone construction, which originated in upstate New York. The rear wing includes a small . . . — — Map (db m101798) HM
