Historical Markers and War Memorials in Coldwater, Michigan
Coldwater is the county seat for Branch County
Coldwater is in Branch County
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Is designed for Coldwater and all of Branch County to
fulfill a threefold purpose: to honor, to commemorate
and to serve as a lasting tribute for all those who served
in war, who were killed in action, who died from their
battle wounds or . . . — — Map (db m165452) WM
Allen Tibbets an itinerant Methodist minister
who preached the gospel for 15 years came to this
prairie in 1830 and purchased 80 acres in section 22
with the help of Joseph Hatchett who owned the adjoining
land in 1831 he plotted a village which . . . — — Map (db m165462) HM
The plat for the Village of Branch was signed the 16th day of March 1832 in Detroit by Sol. Sibley a Supreme Court judge for the Territory of Michigan. The proprietors Elisha Warren, De Gormo Jones, and Ebenezer S. Sibley also signed. . . . — — Map (db m66771) HM
(Obverse Side)
Branch County
Branch County, named for John Branch, President Andrew Jackson's secretary of the navy, was one of thirteen counties established by the Michigan Territorial Legislature in 1829. The village of Branch, . . . — — Map (db m66759) HM
A tribute to the men of Branch County who in the spirit of loyalty served their country in the World War and in loving memory of those inscribed below who made the supreme sacrifice.
Adams, George R. • Alderman, Claude W. • Berger, Harold • . . . — — Map (db m66692) WM
Memorial
To honor those valiant men and women of World War II who gave their lives for God and Country
Paul Keller • Richard Symons • Donald Perry • Rollin Johnson • Marion Nutt • Donald Russell • Sidney Palmateer • Harold Van Patten • . . . — — Map (db m66769) WM
The Michigan National Guard Armory was dedicated in 1917 and was the major information and gathering facility for Branch County's Military, Company A-32.
These guns, known as the Maxim-Nordenfeldt Automatics, are anti-aircraft weapons, and they . . . — — Map (db m66694) WM
(Front Panel)
To the memory
of the
soldier dead
Erected by Butterworth
Woman's Relief Corps No. 31
and the Citizens of
Coldwater
Dec 1906
(Right Side Panel)
To the memory
of the
soldiers of the . . . — — Map (db m66718) WM
Organized in 1837, the same year that Coldwater became a village, the local Presbyterian society held services in various quarters until 1844 when it erected its first church. It completed the present Romanesque Revival-style brick church in 1869 at . . . — — Map (db m122218) HM
Born at Rochester, Michigan, June 23, 1840
Died at San Jose, California, December 28, 1912
Civil War 1861-1863
Private Duryees Zouaves, 5th N.Y. Inf.
Michigan National Guard
Enlisted 1876
Commissioned Capt. Co. A, 2nd Regt. . . . — — Map (db m66691) HM WM
On this site lived Cyrus Gray Luce, twenty-seventh Governor of Michigan. Born in Ohio in 1824, he moved to Branch County about 1849. He soon became involved in township, local and state politics, serving on the Board of Agriculture, in the . . . — — Map (db m66760) HM
H.C. Lewis Art Gallery
Businessman Henry Clay Lewis and his wife, Alma, built the original part of this structure in 1869 to house their extensive art collection and make it available to the public. The Italianate building complimented the . . . — — Map (db m103503) HM
(Front Side)
According to a long-standing Quimby family tradition, early aviatrix Harriet Quimby was born in the Coldwater area on May 1, 1875, to Ursula (Cook) and William Quimby. She spent her childhood in Arcadia, Michigan, and Arroyo . . . — — Map (db m67528) HM
The CHS Interact Club began a community service project in 2019 to commission a downtown mural for Coldwater. The club members chose the design made by Abby Licht, a 2018 CHS graduate and former Interact Club member. We have had tremendous support . . . — — Map (db m198604) HM
Leroy J. Dove
Army Pfc E-3
1930 - Est 7/27/50
Robert G. Burch
Army Pfc E-3
1931 - 9/14/50
Raymond Rogers
Army Sgt E-7
1929 - Est 12/15/50
Marion M. Eck
Army Sgt E-5
1923 - 9/1/50
William W. Rose
USAF A1C. E-3
1930 - 11/14/50 . . . — — Map (db m165456) WM
This is one of the six ten pounder Parrott guns sent to Loomis Battery by General McClellan at Rich Mountain, West Virginia, to replace the old six pounder brass gun originally supplied the battery, and was in service in West Virginia from July 1st . . . — — Map (db m66690) HM
The first formal step toward the founding of a state library association was taken by Mary A. Eddy, of the Coldwater Free Public Library, in a letter to Henry M. Utley of the Detroit Public Library on January 13, 1891. They had discussed this matter . . . — — Map (db m66717) HM
Hero of the Civil War, a beautiful, powerfully built draft horse, was the only survivor of the two hundred horses assigned to the Loomis battery of Michigan, after having been engaged in many battles and skirmishes.
Old Sam was wounded several . . . — — Map (db m66693) HM
The gardens in the library park have been donated by the family of Richard L. Bettinger in honor of donors who contributed $500 or more to the renovation of the Naomi Davis Home, Branch County's shelterhouse. Individuals and organizations who made . . . — — Map (db m104982) HM
The bald eagle was chosen as the emblem of the United States of America
when the Great Seal of the United States was adopted on June 20, 1782.
To the nation's founders, the eagle represented freedom as well as
supreme power and authority.
. . . — — Map (db m198603) HM
State Public School at Coldwater
In 1871 the Michigan legislature authorized the building of a special state public school to furnish temporary support and instruction for dependent and neglected children between the ages of four and . . . — — Map (db m68976) HM
Potawatomie Indians ceded Coldwater Prairie to the United States in 1827. The Indians called it “Chuck-sew-ya-bish,” meaning “cold spring water.” Coldwater is located at the junction of Old Sauk and Fort Wayne Indian trails. . . . — — Map (db m65858) HM
This glass preserves a section of original mortar which included hand-painted white stripes, a once-fashionable technique called penciling. — — Map (db m198608) HM
Branch County's showplace for the performing arts since 1882. Tibbits Opera House served as the Performing Arts Center between Chicago and Detroit until 1920. The renovated opera house continues to serve the cultural needs of the community.
. . . — — Map (db m198605) HM
To Commemorate
the memory of
The Pioneers
and
First Surveyors
who by perilous efforts
over the Indian trail
made possible
the magnificent highway
M-23
Marked by
The Coldwater Chapter
Daughters of American . . . — — Map (db m241051) HM
This impressive Second Empire style home with mansard roof was constructed in 1875 for Jay M. Chandler (1850-1884) and his young bride Frances. On this site from 1847-1871 had stood the Parrish flouring mill. Jay, the fourth son of locally prominent . . . — — Map (db m66761) HM
George P. Adams Army Ssg E-6 1897 - 10/23/1918
Edwin R. Bennett Army Pfc E-3 1889 - 10/11/1918
Joe W. Bohacz Army Cpl E-4 1897 - 8/1/1918
Charles R. Burr Army Cpl E-4 1898 - 5/28/1919
Roy B. Cass Navy Pos E-4 1895 - 10/15/1918
Charles M . . . — — Map (db m165459) WM
George I. Scriber
Army Private E-2
1913 - 4/16/45
Albert F. McClughen
Army Private E-2
1925 - 1/1/45
Roy L. Matheson
Navy Seaman E-3
1921 - 10/24/44
John E. Seiler
Army Private E-2
1921 - 11/26/44
Charles E. Swihart
Navy P03 . . . — — Map (db m165458) WM
In memoriam to
George W. Parker
1872 ---- 1930
Organizer of
The Michigan Association of Cemetery
Superintendents and Officials
On this site August 20, 1922 it's
formation was started — — Map (db m220287) HM
Members of Co. B,
44th Ill. Infantry who fell at the Battle of
Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862, while bravely fighting to
uphold the Constitution and government of the United States.
Erected by the surviving members of the co. as a token
of . . . — — Map (db m243220) WM
