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Historical Markers in Clare, Michigan

 
Clickable Map of Clare 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 Clare County, MI (5) Gladwin County, MI (4) Isabella County, MI (15) Mecosta County, MI (21) Midland County, MI (17) Missaukee County, MI (1) Osceola County, MI (9) Roscommon County, MI (15)  ClareCounty(5) Clare County (5)  GladwinCounty(4) Gladwin County (4)  IsabellaCounty(15) Isabella County (15)  MecostaCounty(21) Mecosta County (21)  MidlandCounty(17) Midland County (17)  MissaukeeCounty(1) Missaukee County (1)  OsceolaCounty(9) Osceola County (9)  RoscommonCounty(15) Roscommon County (15)
Harrison is the county seat for Clare County
Clare is in Clare County
      Clare County (5)  
ADJACENT TO CLARE COUNTY
      Gladwin County (4)  
      Isabella County (15)  
      Mecosta County (21)  
      Midland County (17)  
      Missaukee County (1)  
      Osceola County (9)  
      Roscommon County (15)  
 
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1 Michigan, Clare County, Clare — L1909 — Clare Congregational Church
On West 5th Street (State Highway 115) at Beech Street, on the right when traveling west on West 5th Street.
Saginaw architect William T. Cooper designed this church in a Greek cross plan. The church, built in 1909, is one of only a few in Michigan that reflect how early twentieth-century Protestants adopted the architecture of the fifth- and sixth-century . . . Map (db m98777) HM
2 Michigan, Clare County, Clare — Jay's Sporting GoodsWith Enduring Gratitude
On South Clare Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
In 1971, in a small garage on 7th Street in Clare, Jay and Arlene Poet saw a dream begin: Jay's Sporting Goods store was born. With more optimism than resources, they started a business that would take advantage of Jay's extensive knowledge of and . . . Map (db m190693) HM
3 Michigan, Clare County, Clare — S28 — Logging Railroads
On South Clare Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Michigan's lumbermen found many areas were too far from rivers for logs to be taken to the mills in the spring drive. After 1870 the logging railroad came into increasing use as the means of opening these regions. The Lake George and Muskegon . . . Map (db m190692) HM
4 Michigan, Clare County, Clare — 130 — Michigan's Petroleum Industry
On U.S. 10/127, 0.7 miles north of South Clare Avenue (Business U.S. 127), in the median.
In 1860 State Geologist Alexander Winchell reported that oil and gas deposits lay under Michigan's surface. First commercial production was at Port Huron where 22 wells were drilled, beginning in 1886. Total output was small. Michigan's first oil . . . Map (db m136472) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 23, 2024