Historical Markers and War Memorials in Benton Harbor

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Benton Harbor

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1► Michigan (Berrien County), Benton Harbor — Benton Harbor Fruit Market —

Near Territorial Road 0.2 miles east of North Crystal Avenue, on the left when traveling east.

Relocated and constructed on this site 1967-1968 by authority of Benton Harbor City Commission, as of June 20, 1968. This agricultural marketing facility was originally created by the city of Benton Harbor in 1870 at its original location at . . . — — Map (db m85364) HM

2► Michigan (Berrien County), Benton Harbor — S717 — Israelite House of David / Mary's City of David —

On East Britain Avenue at Eastman Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Britain Avenue.

(Obverse Side) Israelite House of David Based on the teachings of the Christian Israelite tradition begun by Joanna Southcott in England in 1792. Benjamin and Mary Purnell founded the House of David communal religious community in . . . — — Map (db m64809) HM

3► Michigan (Berrien County), Benton Harbor — S155 — The Fruit Belt —

Near Territorial Road 0.2 miles east of North Crystal Avenue, on the left when traveling east.

Because of Lake Michigan's moderating effect, a narrow coastal strip from Indiana to Grand Traverse Bay, 300 miles north, is blessed by a climate uniquely suited to fruit growing. This fact was observed by the 1840's when peaches already were being . . . — — Map (db m64812) HM

4► Michigan (Berrien County), Benton Harbor — The Historic District of Mary's City of David — National Register of Historic Places — Listed by the Keeper of the National Register, April 15, 2009 —

On Eastman Avenue south of E. Britain Avenue, on the right when traveling south.

Officially beginning on 14 March, 1930, Mary Purnell’s reorganization of the Israelite House of David began in a very humble fashion on newly acquired properties along Britain and Eastman Avenues. With four agricultural properties, an unfinished and . . . — — Map (db m81805) HM

5► Michigan (Berrien County), Benton Harbor — L37 — The Morton House —

On Territorial Road 0.1 miles east of Paw Paw Ave., on the left when traveling east.

This house built in 1849, by Eleazar Morton and his son Henry, was occupied until 1936 by four generations of Mortons. The oak-framed barn was built in 1840. Members of the Morton family, pioneers in this area, were prominent in Benton Harbor's . . . — — Map (db m43844) HM

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