George McDougal, a wealthy and prominent cousin of Col François Navarre, owned the property occupied by 25-year-old Pierre Jacob
and his mother Magdelaine Godet-Jacob-Leblanc. Unaware of the imminent declaration of war, Magdelaine peacefully stood . . . — — Map (db m165478) HM
Friends and family arrived at the farmstead of Jean (John) Baptiste Couture and his wife Catherine on the cold New Year's Eve of 1812. Guests brought baskets of food and jugs of spirits to celebrate La Saint-Sylvester or Saints Feast Day, ushering . . . — — Map (db m161544) HM
Navarre-Anderson Trading Post
The trading post is listed on the
National Register of Historic
Places as the oldest standing
residential wood structure and
is one of the very few remaining
examples of French colonial log
construction in . . . — — Map (db m201603) HM
WHERE the River Raisin winds through the city of Monroe, it once
flowed over six low head dams (2.5'-3') constructed by the Works
Progress Administration in the 1930s. A habitat restoration project
some 80 years later re-established fish passage . . . — — Map (db m165479) HM
The River Raisin has had a long, rich cultural history. It was known as Nummasepee (River of Sturgeon) by the Native American tribes that first populated the area and used the river for hunting, fishing and transportation. Later, the abundance of . . . — — Map (db m200883) HM
Where the River Raisin winds through the city of Monroe, it once flowed over six low head dams (2.5'-3' high) constructed by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. A habitat restoration project some 80 years later re-established fish . . . — — Map (db m200969) HM
The River Raisin watershed covers Southeastern Michigan and part
of Northwest Ohio, an area comparable in size to Rhode Island.
Running primarily through the farmlands of Monroe, Washtenaw,
Lenawee, Jackson and Hillsdale counties, the 135-mile . . . — — Map (db m201607) HM
In the temporary absence of Tecumseh, the Native-American allies of the British were led by Wyandot Chiefs Roundhead and Walk-in-the-Water. Besides the Wyandots, Native forces included warriors from the Shawnee, Potawatomi, Ottawa, Chippewa, . . . — — Map (db m21567) HM
Joseph Porlier Benac, Sandy Creek's first settler, was granted a tract of land here by the Potawatomi Indians Aug. 3, 1780. By the time of the War of 1812, sixteen homes lined the banks of the creek.
Retreating Indians swept through the . . . — — Map (db m27245) HM
[Marker Front]
Site of Battles of Jan. 18 - 22
Gen. Winchester in Command,
and River Raisin Massacre
Jan. 23, 1813
[Marker Reverse]
800 Americans under Cols.
Allen, Lewis and Wells
Fought desperately against . . . — — Map (db m20041) HM
In this vicinity and parallel to the driveway, a line of scattered human remains were detected in 2000, which may mark the main skirmish line of the 17th U.S. Infantry. The bodies of those killed lay exposed to the elements for some time after the . . . — — Map (db m20916) HM
The oldest public park in Monroe County, Soldiers and Sailors Park was created in 1909 when the half mile long riverfront parcel was purchased by the City of Monroe from the Ilgenfritz family for $700. This came about directly through the efforts of . . . — — Map (db m170067) HM
St. Antoine, Riviere Aux Raisins
On October 15, 1788 a letter was sent to the Bishop of Quebec by local Catholic French-Canadians asking to establish a parish at la riviere aux raisins (river of grapes). Louis Mommini, father and son, sold . . . — — Map (db m207739) HM
The Reverend Camillus P. Maes organized St. John in 1872 to serve the area's Irish population, which had struggled to form an English-speaking parish over a forty year period. In January 1892 fire destroyed the interior of the first church, erected . . . — — Map (db m169696) HM
This church is the immediate successor to the first church of Monroe County, St Antoine aux Riviere Raisin (October 15, 1788), which was located two miles upriver.
Construction of this church was begun in 1834. It was consecrated in 1839. The . . . — — Map (db m236273) HM
Circuit-riding ministers from Ohio braved swamps, snakes and mosquitos to serve Monroe Methodists as early as 1804. Though these families fled Monroe during the War of 1812, they returned in strength. Their Wesleyan Chapel just south of this church . . . — — Map (db m169757) HM
The Great Indian Chief Tecumseh headquartered near here for over a month after the unsuccessful British And Indian siege of Fort Meigs in Ohio, July 1813. The British strategy was to use the Indians at the River Raisin to slow down any American . . . — — Map (db m20914) HM
The "Huey” helicopter was the workhorse of the
Vietnam War. Not only did it ferry troops and cargo,
but it was responsible for critical combat extraction
as well as life-saving medivac. This particular machine,
a UH-1M model, served three tours . . . — — Map (db m165497) HM
The opening months of the War of 1812 were disastrous for the isolated
American outposts in the west. Fort Mackinac, on Mackinac Island, had
fallen in the first action of the war. The inhabitants and garrison of Fort
Dearborn, at what is now . . . — — Map (db m165531) HM
January 19-21,1813
1 Winchester hears of the victory early in the morning of
the 19th. He orders Col. Samuel Wells to lead 312 men
to the River Raisin.
2 Winchester, traveling by sleigh, arrives at Frenchtown
at 2:00 AM on the 20th. He . . . — — Map (db m165532) HM
January 22,1813
1 Mounted Indians from the British right wing take the
rear of the retreating Americans and set an ambush at
Plum Creek.
2 Flanked by mounted Indians, the scattered groups are
slaughtered, one by one. Of the nearly 400 . . . — — Map (db m165540) HM
Protected only by a picket fence, nearly 500 Kentucky militiamen fought off three British charges on their camp along the river and silenced the British cannon with their long rifles in the second Battle of the River Raisin, Jan. 22, 1813.
They . . . — — Map (db m27243) HM
Michigan Bicentennial County
This plaque is issued by the
Historical Society of Michigan
in recognition of The County of Monroe
Founded in 1817
For more than 200 years of
continuous operation in service
to the people of Michigan
and . . . — — Map (db m201658) HM
This 116 acre "French ribbon farm", purchased by General George Armstrong Custer, his brother, Nevin, and their wives August 22, 1871, ran northerly from the River Raisin. Nevin Custer farmed it until his death. The present Custer Airport, created . . . — — Map (db m22741) HM
In 1789, Heutrau Navarre, son of Detroit's Royal Notary, built this house, Michigan's oldest residence. Constructed of joined timbers, it is considered the best example of French colonial architecture in the state. Originally Navarre used it as a . . . — — Map (db m27316) HM
There were almost ten thousand enlisted women and women officers
from all military branches who served in Vietnam, they served in
many support staff assignments, hospitals, crewed on medical
evacuation flights, mash units, hospital ships, . . . — — Map (db m165510) WM
Thomas Ward Custer was born on March 15, 1845 in New Rumley, Ohio.
He enlisted in the union army at age 16. He was the first person in
American history to receive the Medal of Honor twice and was the only
person to receive both decorations for . . . — — Map (db m201531) HM
The Reverend James O'Brien became Monroe's first Episcopal rector in late 1831. Early the next year he and his small congregation began building Trinity Church on what is now Loranger Square. Funds came from Ohio, Pennsylvanian and New York, as . . . — — Map (db m169697) HM
In 1828, German Lutheran families from Baden and Bavaria settled in and around Monroe. Served first by horseback-traveling Pastor Friedrich Schmid, these Lutherans organized a congregation known as Zoar, and several churches, including Trinity, . . . — — Map (db m169761) HM
Elements of the U.S. 17th Infantry were camped in an open field just north of here when the British and Indians launched their surprise counterattack at dawn, January 22, 1813. The Americans held their ground here for 20 minutes before the Canadian . . . — — Map (db m20904) HM
Participants Deaths in Service Years
American Revolution 290,000 - 4,435 - 1775-1784
War of 1812 267,000 - 2,260 - 1812-1850
Mexican War 70,000 - 13,271 - 1840-1848
Civil War Union 2,213,000 - 364,511 - . . . — — Map (db m200560) WM
A branch of the University of Michigan opened on this site, February 19, 1838. Later that year a female branch was authorized. Of 37 young women and 33 young men then enrolled, many were from prominent Monroe families. Others came from as far west . . . — — Map (db m171070) HM
"Every light a prayer for peace"
Dedicated December 12, 1952
as a living memorial to those who
have served in the armed forces. — — Map (db m201656) WM
The sidewalk between the UH-1 Huey
and Cobra helicopters is dedicated
to the courageous pilots, copilots
and crewmen of those aircraft.
Thousands of medivacs performed
under extremely dangerous combat
conditions and the exceptional
firepower . . . — — Map (db m165496) WM
Dams installed in the River Raisin in the 1930s have rendered
access to natural habitats for spawning and rearing difficult, if not
impossible to reach for many species of fish in the River Raisin.
Fish passages are considered habitat . . . — — Map (db m201665) HM
Veterans Memorial Park was made possible by the use of
trust funds resulting from civilian defense effort in
Monroe County during World War II and by appropriations
of the Monroe City Commission and the Monroe County
Board of Supervisors.
. . . — — Map (db m200521) HM
The January 1940 issue of Michigan Conservation proclaimed "the park area is man-made." Few State Parks have been shaped and reshaped more drastically than Sterling. From 1935, when it was a narrow spit of sand separating Lake Erie from . . . — — Map (db m201057) HM
This plaque is issued by the Historical Society of Michigan in recognition of
City of Monroe
founded in 1817
for more than 200 years of continuous operation in service to the people of Michigan and for contributing to the economic growth . . . — — Map (db m239962) HM
On December 4, 1958
this building was named
by Monroe County
Library Board in honor
of Edward D. Ellis,
originator in 1835 of the
constitutional provision
allocating penal fines
to libraries. — — Map (db m239293) HM
This camp is dedicated to the children and civic organizations
of Monroe County for their pleasure and recreation.
——————————————
"Accolades" to
Arthur Lesow
our president for his untiring efforts
in behalf of Holiday Camp . . . — — Map (db m203860) HM
In 1832 and 1871 Monroe County purchased
parcels of land here for a poor farm and county
infirmary as a way of caring for the indigent.
This institution included a "potter's field" where
people without means were interred in unmarked
graves. . . . — — Map (db m239294) HM
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