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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wyandotte

 
Clickable Map of Wayne County, Michigan and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Wayne County, MI (307) Macomb County, MI (118) Monroe County, MI (65) Oakland County, MI (257) Washtenaw County, MI (129)  WayneCounty(307) Wayne County (307)  MacombCounty(118) Macomb County (118)  MonroeCounty(65) Monroe County (65)  OaklandCounty(257) Oakland County (257)  WashtenawCounty(129) Washtenaw County (129)
Wyandotte, Michigan and Vicinity
    Wayne County (307)
    Macomb County (118)
    Monroe County (65)
    Oakland County (257)
    Washtenaw County (129)
 
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1Michigan (Wayne County), Wyandotte — S158 — America's First Bessemer Steel Mill
On Elm Street.
Eber B. Ward, pioneer industrialist in many fields, built the Eureka Iron Works in Wyandotte in 1854. Here iron ore from Upper Michigan was smelted into iron in furnaces that were heated by charcoal made from wood cut in the surrounding forests. . . . — Map (db m99949) HM
2Michigan (Wayne County), Wyandotte — John Eberts House
On Vinewood Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on Vinewood Street.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m66350) HM
3Michigan (Wayne County), Wyandotte — Marx Home
Near Biddle Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1862 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m66349) HM
4Michigan (Wayne County), Wyandotte — L1790B — Michigan Alkali Company
On Biddle Avenue.
Side A On October 17, 1890, Captain John Baptiste Ford (1811-1903) purchased this property along the Detroit River. He established the Michigan Alkali Company here in 1893. Ford had financial interests in several glass companies, and he . . . — Map (db m99946) HM
5Michigan (Wayne County), Wyandotte — The Wyandot Indians
Near Biddle Avenue.
The Wyandot were a North American Indian people descended from the aboriginal inhabitants of the Ontario Peninsula, between present day Niagara, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. The ancient name for more than a dozen Iriquoian speaking tribes of this . . . — Map (db m66259) HM
6Michigan (Wayne County), Wyandotte — Wyandotte Purple Heart Memorial
On Superior Avenue at Biddle Avenue, in the median on Superior Avenue.
The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten Calvin CoolidgeMap (db m66348) WM
7Michigan (Wayne County), Wyandotte — Wyandotte Vietnam Memorial
On Superior Blvd. at Van Alstyne Street, in the median on Superior Blvd..
Rest easy, sleep well my brothers. Know the line has held, your job is done. Rest easy, sleep well. Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held. Peace, peace. and farewell... Richard Hollingsworth Jan. 9, 1966 • Christopher Johnson June . . . — Map (db m66346) WM
8Michigan (Wayne County), Wyandotte — Wyandotte World War I Memorial
On Superior Blvd. at Biddle Avenue, in the median on Superior Blvd..
Erected by the Citizens of Wyandotte in Memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great World War 1914 - 1918 Edward C. Headman • Oscar H. Pietraschke • Herbert E. Czaddach • Boleslaw Gutowski • Samuel J. Frankhouse • Joseph A. . . . — Map (db m66345) WM
9Michigan (Wayne County), Wyandotte — Wyandotte World War II Memorial
Near Van Alstyne Street.
In Memoriam Dedicated by the citizens of Wyandotte in grateful memory of those of this community who gave the last full measure of devotion in the cause of freedom Abbate, Vincent G. • Amo, Glenn Joseph • Assenmacher, Frank G. • Barber, William . . . — Map (db m66347) WM
 
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