Historical Markers and War Memorials in Otsego, Michigan
Allegan is the county seat for Allegan County
Otsego is in Allegan County
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On E. Allegan Street (State Highway 89) east of N. Fair Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Otsego Methodist Church was organized in 1842 and served by a traveling minister. The first church was built on this site in 1847. On December 22, 1889, over 900 townspeople attended the dedication of the present church. Many donated money . . . — — Map (db m69960) HM
On Jefferson Road, 0.1 miles west of 19th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Settled in 1831 by the Hull Sherwood and Giles Scott families of Rochester, New York, the Pine Creek area was first called “New Rochester.” Allegan County’s first grist mill was constructed here in 1834, attracting customers from miles around, and . . . — — Map (db m74596) HM
Near N. Farmer Street south of Helen Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Dr. Samuel Foster and his family built the first frame structure just west of here on the banks of the Kalamazoo River in the fall of 1831. First called “Allegan,” the name was changed officially to Otsego in 1835 when land developer Horace . . . — — Map (db m73761) HM