On Wetmore Street at North Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east on Wetmore Street.
Howell raised $20,000 in 1885 to induce the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan to enter town. Many believed the town, already served by one railroad, would boom with a second line. Early in 1886 a right-of-way dispute erupted in an armed brawl . . . — — Map (db m107759) HM
On East Grand River Avenue (Business Interstate 96) at North State Street, on the right when traveling west on East Grand River Avenue.
Albert E. French designed this two-and-a-half story brick and stone building. This edifice, completed in 1890, shows influence of Richardsonian architecture and has maintained many of its original Victorian furnishings. Peter and Maria Cowdry . . . — — Map (db m107800) HM
On West Grand River Road, 0.4 miles east of North Burkhart Road, on the right when traveling west.
This “House of Seven Gables” was built in 1886-87 by the farm family of Frank J. and Ada Hecox. A plastered brick wall in the basement is inscribed with Frank Hecox’s initials and the date 1887. The Hecox family left the area by 1900, and Ada sold . . . — — Map (db m174718) HM
On South Walnut Street at West Crane Street, on the right when traveling south on South Walnut Street.
This c. 1846 Greek Revival house, among Howell's oldest, was home to prominent citizen George W. Lee (1812-1882). Lee moved from New York State to Michigan in 1836. A businessman and public servant, Lee helped establish the Republican Party in 1854 . . . — — Map (db m107753) HM
On West Grand River Avenue (Business Interstate 96) at Center Street, on the left when traveling east on West Grand River Avenue.
The Howell library association originated as the Ladies Library Association in 1875. That year, the ladies began offering books for lending. The need for spacious, permanent quarters grew, and in 1902, for three hundred dollars and railroad . . . — — Map (db m107873) HM
On West Grand River Road at North Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling west on West Grand River Road.
Waddell Woman's Relief Corps
in memory of and dedicated to Waddell Post
No. 120. G.A.R. and all Veterans of Livingston
Co. who served in the war of '61-'65
"They fought to save US a Nation" — — Map (db m182475) WM
On East Grand River Avenue (Business Interstate 96) at South Barnard Street, on the right when traveling east on East Grand River Avenue.
The Livingston County Press, one of Michigan's oldest weekly newspapers, traces its roots to The Livingston Courier, The Livingston Republican and The Livingston Democrat. The Courier, established in 1843, was . . . — — Map (db m107830) HM
On North State Street at Grand River Avenue (Business Interstate 96), on the right when traveling north on North State Street.
Honor Roll
A Tribute To The
656 Heroic Ones
Who Served Their Country
* 1914 * World War * 1919 *
In Memoriam
Floyd Howard Abrams • Leon Ellsworth Allen • John Avis • William Edward Brimley • Jesse Barton Cooley . . . — — Map (db m182476) WM
On Faussett Road at Green Road, on the left when traveling east on Faussett Road.
During the 1830s a number of Irish Catholic settlers migrated from New York State to Deerfield and Tyrone Townships, drawn by the prospect of purchasing inexpensive land. When they arrived there was no parish to serve them. In 1843 Father Patrick . . . — — Map (db m176612) HM
On North Hacker Road at East Highland Road (State Highway 59), on the right when traveling south on North Hacker Road.
Irish immigrants founded a Catholic mission in Livingston County in 1843. The following year, two acres of land were purchased here and a log structure was erected for worship services. As the congregation grew it required a larger facility, and a . . . — — Map (db m107751) HM
