Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hastings, Michigan
Hastings is the county seat for Barry County
Hastings is in Barry County
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Gettysburg
Wilderness
The Union
One and Inseparable.
Mission Ridge
To
Our Nation's Defenders
1861-1865
Vicksburg
Dedicated to those who
offered up their lives
that the government of
the people by the people . . . — — Map (db m216395) WM
Dedicated to those who served from Barry County during World War I 1917-1918
Dedicated to those who served from Barry County during World War II 1941-1946 Dedicated to those who served from Barry County during the Korean War 1950-1953 . . . — — Map (db m216397) WM
Dedicated to those who served from Barry County during the Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783
War of 1812 1812-1815
Mexican War 1846 - 1848
and all others from Barry County who served in the military in any other conflicts
Dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m216400) WM
Central School Hastings built the first school on this site in 1852. It burned in 1871, and the second school was constructed. Hailed as a "landmark of progress," the new building served until 1930 when it was razed. Bucks from that structure . . . — — Map (db m216612) HM
Barry County, organized in 1839, was named after U.S. Postmaster General William Barry. Hastings, the county seat, was platted in 1836 and chartered as a village in 1855. The present courthouse was completed in 1892. A newspaper was published here . . . — — Map (db m150276) HM
Oakland County physician
George W. Lowry (1850-1922)
purchased this lot and a
medical practice from Dr.
William A. Upjohn in 1887.
In 1892-1894 he built one of
Hasting's finest residences,
which also housed his medical office. The . . . — — Map (db m216360) HM
Kim Sigler (1894-1953), a native of Schuyler, Nebraska, received his law degree from the University of Detroit in 1918. While attending law school, Sigler worked at Henry Ford’s Highland Park plant. He first practiced law in Detroit, where he . . . — — Map (db m150275) HM
Hastings City Bank began its corporate existence on October 26, 1886, when
state bank charter number eleven was granted by the State of Michigan. The
bank's first quarters were above a hardware store on State Street. In 1890, a
new bank building . . . — — Map (db m216358) HM
Hastings City Bank began its corporate existence on October 26, 1886, when
state bank charter number eleven was granted by the State of Michigan. The
bank's first quarters were above a hardware store on State Street. In 1890, a
new bank . . . — — Map (db m216609) HM
Center Panel:
To honor the Hastings High School boys who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War
Left Panel:
Laurence J. Bauer '13
1894-1918
1st Lieut. 11th Squadron Air Service
fell at Bar Le Doc France
Right Panel:
Reuben . . . — — Map (db m216614) WM
On April 5, 1885, the Michigan Mutual Tornado, Cyclone, and Windstorm Insurance Company became the first mutual windstorm company incorporated by the state of Michigan. Starting in a one-room office above Grant's store, the company occupied and . . . — — Map (db m33250) HM
From 1872 to 1963 Hope Township children attended school in this building, known as the Hinds School because of its location at the crossroads community of Hinds Corners. The school had stood vacant for almost twenty years when Robert Casey, a Hinds . . . — — Map (db m191509) HM
In the early nineteenth century the Thornapple band of Ottawa Indians established a village a short distance from Thornapple Lake. It was served in the 1840s by a Methodist mission and school conducted by the Reverend Mannaseh Hickey. Trails leading . . . — — Map (db m191511) HM
This steel Pratt through truss bridge was erected for Hastings Township in 1903. The township contracted with the Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio, for $2,090, to fabricate and erect the steel bridge. In operation from 1869 to the 1930s, . . . — — Map (db m191510) HM
The first Methodist Episcopal Society, the oldest congregation in Hastings, erected this Greek Revival structure in 1860. In 1911 the Methodists built a new church on the northwest corner of Green and Church Streets. The following year it sold the . . . — — Map (db m199125) HM
Hastings was first linked
with Jackson and Grand
Rapids by the Grand River
Valley Railroad in 1870.
The Michigan Central Railroad leased the line that
same year. At first located
elsewhere, a passenger
station was built on this
site in . . . — — Map (db m216359) HM
Built in the 1880s by Daniel Striker, this Queen Anne-style building was once considered the "handsomest residence in Hastings." Born in New York State in 1835, Striker moved as a child with his family to Michigan. He was elected to several . . . — — Map (db m216572) HM
We proudly stand for our family,
That served and have now died.
Memories are all we have,
A tear in all our eyes.
They knew what they signed on to do.
They answered duty's call.
The honor of the uniform,
They fought for one and all. . . . — — Map (db m216398) WM
This block of brick paving
is the only extant portion
of Hastings' first major
street improvement project
completed in 1907 as the
result of the initiative of
Dr. George W. Lowery, elected
mayor in 1906. The fine
condition of this . . . — — Map (db m216361) HM
