Built in 1870, across from the township hall, Greenbush School is one of Alcona County’s pioneer schools. It remained a part of the Alcona County educational system until 1947. The school began with twenty-five students, kindergarten through . . . — — Map (db m121967) HM
This bell marks the site of the beloved red brick schoolhouse on the hill. Proud alumni and loyal friends dedicate this memorial to those who taught and learned from morning ring to closing toll. The bell symbolizes love, laughter and learning of . . . — — Map (db m154630) HM
Swedish pioneer Charles Paulson purchased one hundred acres of land here in 1884 and constructed this cabin for his family home. Built of hand hewn cedar logs securely dovetailed at the corners, the house was occupied by Paulson and his wife until . . . — — Map (db m206179) HM
Side 1
In 1866, faced with the growth of what were then the separate villages of Douglas and Dudleyville, Saugatauk Township Districts No. 3 and 4 merged forming Union District No. 3. The Douglas Union School opened for classes in . . . — — Map (db m45325) HM
The School House opened its doors in 1867, replacing a one-room school nearby. Known then as the Douglas Union School and part of a new public school consolidation movement in Michigan, the school offered classes at all grades—pioneering in . . . — — Map (db m73644) HM
Plainwell, formerly know as Plainfield, became an incorporated municipality in 1869, and later became designated as a city on March 12, 1934. The community is nestled along the banks of the Kalamazoo River and the Mill Race giving it the unique . . . — — Map (db m74530) HM
Chicago inventor and businessman Dorr Felt built this house as a summer home for his wife, Agnes. Felt held numerous patents, mostly notably for the Comptometer, the first machine to do complex calculations. In 1919 Felt purchased more than 750 . . . — — Map (db m73640) HM
In the 1870's the Village of Shelbyville was created by the arrival of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. Shelbyville was named after the first railroad station agent, Mr. Shelby. Since there was already a Michigan town named Shelby, the . . . — — Map (db m74594) HM
Upon her death in April 1899, Julia Robinson Henika bequeathed two thousand dollars to the Wayland Ladies Library Association for construction of a library building. Her husband George H. Henika, and mother, Mary Forbes, later donated additional . . . — — Map (db m73679) HM
For centuries explorers and scientists have researched the Great Lakes. As a vital transportation link to the Midwest and one of the largest sources of fresh water on the planet. Such important resources warranted scientific, charting and survey . . . — — Map (db m122199) HM
Edwin S. Noble (1838-1922) designed
and built this house for his family in
1865. Noble, an expert accountant,
was associated with the Dexter Noble
Company, first as secretary-treasurer
and later as a full partner. The company
was involved in . . . — — Map (db m234603) HM
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
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
Calvin G. (Squire) Hill, founder of the village of Middleville, came from New York state to Michigan in the autumn of 1834. He purchased four hundred acres on both banks of the Thornapple River where the village now stands. In 1854 he donated this . . . — — Map (db m216913) HM
After being housed in various buildings since 1869, the east-side branch library found a permanent home thanks to the Carnegie Corporation, local leaders William Clements, James E. Davidson, and Charles R. Wells, and the government and citizens of . . . — — Map (db m198353) HM
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In 1926 the Bay City Chamber of Commerce recognized the economic benefits that could be derived from a local airport. That year the chamber decided to build one and dedicate it to Bay City men killed during World War I. The . . . — — Map (db m180636) HM
In 1858, in what was then a remote wilderness, the Rev. Charles E. Bailey and four families from his Ohio Congregational parish founded Benzonia colony. It was to be an "educational Christian colony" modeled after the earlier Congregational . . . — — Map (db m97478) HM
This building was a girls dormitory erected in 1909 for the Benzonia Academy. Named Mills Cottage in honor of the Reverend Harlow S. Mills, pastor of Benzonia Congregational Church from 1896 to 1916, it became property of that church when the . . . — — Map (db m97479) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the pioneers, who, in 1858, came to this region, then an unbroken forest, to establish a Christian community and college. Here they founded the earliest institution of higher learning in northern Michigan which was a . . . — — Map (db m228944) HM
This, the oldest Seventh-day Adventist college and the pioneer in a world-wide system of Christian education, was chartered in 1874 at Battle Creek as Battle Creek College. It was moved to Berrien Springs in 1901 where its name was changed to . . . — — Map (db m64917) HM
Constructed in 1867 at a cost of nearly $3,000, the Ferry Street School opened in January, 1868 as Niles’s school for “colored children.” In 1870 the Niles school system was integrated, and this facility closed. It reopened as an integrated school . . . — — Map (db m1635) HM
In 1854 Robert Hogue (1846-1905) migrated from Pennsylvania to Pipestone Township with his family. At age seventeen, he began teaching in a local school. He attended Adrian College, later graduating from the University of Michigan before he resumed . . . — — Map (db m64868) HM
The Bronson library originated in the early 1880s as the Ladies Library Association. In 1888 the township assumed ownership. Built with funds donated by steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, the Classical Revival Bronson Public Library opened on May 23, . . . — — Map (db m64550) HM
He married Frances Elizabeth Dahn of Sturgis in 1935. They lived in Coldwater and had one daughter, Diane.
During the War Years of WWII Mr. Davison supported the war effort by hosting War Bond dinners. One article
reports that he was responsible . . . — — Map (db m165467) HM
The first formal step toward the founding of a state library association was taken by Mary A. Eddy, of the Coldwater Free Public Library, in a letter to Henry M. Utley of the Detroit Public Library on January 13, 1891. They had discussed this matter . . . — — Map (db m66717) HM
State Public School at Coldwater
In 1871 the Michigan legislature authorized the building of a special state public school to furnish temporary support and instruction for dependent and neglected children between the ages of four and . . . — — Map (db m68976) HM
(Front Side)
In 1906 Quincy businessman Charles W. Bennett and steel entrepreneur Andrew Carnegie both offered to build a library in Quincy Township. Carnegie required that the township provide the land and name the building after him. . . . — — Map (db m66774) HM
Methodists obtained a charter for Spring Arbor Seminary from the Territorial Council of Michigan in March, 1835. Later the institution was established in Albion on land donated by Jesse Crowell, a leading Albion pioneer and benefactor. In 1841 the . . . — — Map (db m27744) HM
It was in the spring of 1911 that two freshmen at Albion College, Byron D. Stokes and F. Dudleigh Vernor, wrote the words and music for a song they called "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." The song made a hit with their fraternity brothers, and . . . — — Map (db m27742) HM
The Albion College Astronomical Observatory was built in 1883-84 at the urging of Dr. Samuel Dickie, who later became president of the college. Dickie helped raise $10,000 to build and equip the facility. The observatory still harbors its original . . . — — Map (db m27743) HM
The Starr Commonwealth Schools In 1913 Floyd Starr purchased forty acres of land on Montcalm Lake to found Starr Commonwealth for Boys, a nonprofit home and residential school for wayward, delinquent and neglected boys. At that time, the only . . . — — Map (db m177156) HM
In September 1956, Battle Creek Community College opened near this site. Founded by Battle Creek Public Schools, it was originally housed in a Grand Army of the Republic Hall that was demolished in 1972. Begun with 176 full and part-time students . . . — — Map (db m177340) HM
This country schoolhouse, one of a vanishing type, was built in 1859 and named after Ira Beckley, an early settler. During the first year, thirty-three pupils used a library of forty-two books for a seven-month session. Instruction was offered in . . . — — Map (db m190180) HM
This farm has remained in the Bryant family since 1844 and retains much of its original Civil War era appearance. The ruins of stone fences erected without mortar still stand as a rare reminder of early settlement. Mary Bryant Mayo (1845-1903), . . . — — Map (db m178045) HM
Kellogg Community College began in 1956 as Battle Creek Community College. It was housed in a Grand Army of the Republic Hall on College Street. Its enrollment quickly expanded beyond the location's capacity, and in 1958 city voters passed a millage . . . — — Map (db m177253) HM
The Quaker meetinghouse on this site was purchased at auction by local Catholics in 1863. St. Philip Roman Catholic Church has been on this corner since then. Its first school opened in 1880. The current Romanesque building, dedicated in 1930 after . . . — — Map (db m177273) HM
Near this spot, facing the Indian Trail, the village’s first public school was erected in 1834. Built of logs, its floor, desks, and benches were constructed of lumber floated down the river from Bellevue’s sawmill. Warren B. Shepard, the first . . . — — Map (db m177313) HM
Opened on April 27, 1905, the Charles Willard Library building was given to the Battle Creek Schools and community from the estate of Charles Willard. Architect J.C> Llewellyn designed the two-story classical structure, constructing it from terra . . . — — Map (db m177458) HM
This 1860 building is the last of three Gothic Revival schools in Marshall. The name comes from its location on a site proposed for the Michigan state capitol. Donated to the Marshall Historical Society by the Board of Education in 1967, it is today . . . — — Map (db m177162) HM
Isaac E. Crary and John D. Pierce
When attorney Isaac E. Crary came to Marshall in 1832 from Connecticut, he became fast friends with another transplanted easterner, the Reverend John D. Pierce. Interested in government and education, . . . — — Map (db m225763) HM
Jeremiah Cronin Jr. House This picturesque residence was erected in 1872 for Marshall merchant Jeremiah Cronin, Jr., and his wife, Susan. Local contractor Frederick N. Church constructed this house, as well as Cronin’s 1869 Michigan Avenue . . . — — Map (db m177247) HM
On this foundation stood the log house of the Reverend John D. Pierce. Born in New Hampshire, Pierce moved to Marshall in 1831, where he founded the Congregational church. In 1834 he and Isaac Crary designed Michigan's school system, and from 1836 . . . — — Map (db m28394) HM
The city of Marshall was platted in 1830 by Sidney Ketchum, a land speculator from Clinton County, New York. In 1832 townsfolk erected their first public building, a modest frame schoolhouse, on land donated by Isaac E. Crary, who became one of the . . . — — Map (db m177246) HM
The 1883 Duck Lake School is unique in that its construction and operation were privately funded. Stephen Munroe (1813 - 1890), a local physician and logging magnate, had the school erected as a convenience for children of his extended family and . . . — — Map (db m216424) HM
Beginning in 1829, Penn, Calvin, and Porter townships in Cass County were settled by Quakers who migrated there. Free Blacks also settled there, and both groups lived in harmony. Blacks in Cass County enjoyed many rights, such as the right to own . . . — — Map (db m79005) HM
Designed by Christian Haefner in the 1860s, this house belonged to George Newton, a state legislator. The cupola, projecting eaves, and symmetrically grouped windows distinguish its architecture. This building is located in the 580 acre densely . . . — — Map (db m64730) HM
This late-Victorian schoolhouse was built in 1874-75. Constructed at a cost of $3,000, it is made of locally manufactured yellow and red brick. The 1882 Cass County History described it as "the best rural schoolhouse in the State." Its two . . . — — Map (db m64644) HM
The District No. 5 bell was originally installed in 1875. The Bell was removed from the building in 1964, during remodeling, and sold to a local farmer. It was later sold to James Loop, who took it to his home in Wichita, Kansas. In 1996, the bell . . . — — Map (db m64646) HM
The first white settlers located in this vicinity about 1826. The first school was held in an abandoned log cabin in the northwest part of the township in 1833. Howard Township was organized by an Act of the Territorial Legislature on March 7, 1834. . . . — — Map (db m64741) HM
In 1835, George Poe (1779-1851) emigrated from Crawford County, Ohio, and settled on land deeded to him by the U.S. government. Within two years he acquired 520 acres of land in Newberg Township. Many members of the Poe family settled in this . . . — — Map (db m64546) HM
Clarence "Odie" Odmark
Charlevoix Band Director
1946 - 1975
"The music that resonated
throughout my life,
Now resounds from my spirit." — — Map (db m98090) HM
Norwood School District
No.1 was organized in 1867,
one year before Orwin and
Eliza P. Adams and Orvis D.
Wood platted this village.
Thirty-five children attended
lessons in a log building. In
1869 a frame schoolhouse
was built on land . . . — — Map (db m234150) HM
In memory of
Donald "Bud” Monk
Math Teacher & Principal
1948-1979
"He knew every brick in this school"
Original School Bell from Porcupine School in Whitefish Township 1942 — — Map (db m214014) HM
Sault Ste. Mire, including the campus of Lake Superior State University is steeped in a rich history originating as a natural gathering place for Native Peoples who refer to the Sault Rapids area as "Bahweting."
This copper sculpture was created . . . — — Map (db m214251) HM
Built in 1939, Brady Hall was a US Army
barracks when the campus was still
Fort Brady. The building is named in
honor of Major General Hugh Brady,
who first established Fort Brady along
the St. Mary's River in 1822. The
barracks were converted . . . — — Map (db m213628) HM
The row houses were built between 1900-1903 to house commissioned officers and their families when the Lake Superior State University campus was still serving as US Army Fort Brady. Over the years, the buildings have housed campus faculty, staff and . . . — — Map (db m214242) HM
Built in 1893, East Hall is one of 19
remaining Fort Brady buildings left on
campus. It was originally the Fort Brady
jail and guardhouse. After the fort closed
in 1946, the building was renamed
East Hall and housed the music program
at . . . — — Map (db m213463) HM
The row houses were built between
1900-1903 to house commissioned officers
and their families when the Lake Superior
State University campus was still serving
as US Army Fort Brady. Over the years,
the buildings have housed campus . . . — — Map (db m213631) HM
The row houses were built between 1900-1903 to house commissioned officers and their families when the Lake Superior State University campus was still serving as US Army Fort Brady. Over the years, the buildings have housed campus faculty, staff and . . . — — Map (db m214234) HM
James Norris, a great supporter of hockey, is regarded as one of the founders of the modern game. Canadian born, he moved to the United States around the turn of the century. Though an extremely successful businessman, he always practiced his love . . . — — Map (db m214252) HM
In 1946 the State of Michigan assumed control of New Fort Brady, and presented it to the Michigan College of Mining and Technology, now Michigan Technological University. The Houghton based school, forced to expand by the enrollment of returning . . . — — Map (db m213421) HM
The row houses were built between 1900-1903 to house commissioned officers and their families when the Lake Superior State University campus was still serving as US Army Fort Brady. Over the years, the buildings have housed campus faculty, staff and . . . — — Map (db m214239) HM
The row houses were built between 1900-1903 to house commissioned officers and their families when the Lake Superior State University campus was still serving as US Army Fort Brady. Over the years, the buildings have housed campus faculty, staff and . . . — — Map (db m214231) HM
1900-1903 to house commissioned officers
and their families when the Lake Superior
State University campus was still serving
as US Army Fort Brady. Over the years,
the buildings have housed campus faculty,
staff and students, and have served . . . — — Map (db m213632) HM
In 1971, in a small garage on 7th Street in Clare, Jay and Arlene Poet saw a dream begin: Jay's Sporting Goods store was born. With more optimism than resources, they started a business that would take advantage of Jay's extensive knowledge of and . . . — — Map (db m190693) HM
On May 18, 1927, a dynamite blast rocked the Bath Consolidated School, shattering one wing of the building and resulting in the deaths of thirty-nine children and teachers; dozens more were injured. An inquest concluded that dynamite had been . . . — — Map (db m196788) HM
In 1873 there was built on this site a two story school constructed of
brick and wood. It was erected approximately 100 feet east of this
sign. The school consisted of 10 grades; a giant step toward higher
education in the Bath area.
In . . . — — Map (db m210790) HM
Purchasing one hundred sixty acres of farmland from the government, Elihu Gunnison, first settled this site, originally known as Gunnison, in 1835. This settlement, which its inhabitants often called “four corners,” had a general store owned and . . . — — Map (db m196655) HM
Built in 1907 by Ed Kellogg and Gustav Ernst. Operated as a school until 1937. Moved from Jackson Hole, seven miles down Lovells Road in July 1991, and renovated. — — Map (db m182349) HM
This tablet marks
the site of the first
public schoolhouse
erected in Escanaba.
1867
Placed by Lewis Cass Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1934 — — Map (db m139082) HM
Known as 'Clay Hill', this was home to Dimondale's High School. Originally built in 1879, the two-story brick structure grew along with the community. It was demolished in 1965 after the school district annexed with Holt. — — Map (db m192589) HM
In 1853 Warren and Sophia Ford deeded land for a school to Eaton Rapids School District No. 15. In 1869 the land became part of Hamlin Township. This one-room school, erected in 1884 with decorative Eastlake details, replaced one built in 1873. The . . . — — Map (db m171840) HM
On this site in 1839, residents of Delta Township built their first school. A one-room woodframe structure, it could seat sixty-five. In 1940 the building was remodeled and a second classroom was added. Although the township district was annexed to . . . — — Map (db m182785) HM
On February 24, 1844, the Reverend John J. “Father” Shipherd and thirty-nine followers arrived by ox-cart on this wilderness hilltop, driving their herds before them. They felt God had directed them to this oak grove for the purpose of founding a . . . — — Map (db m216434) HM
In 1836 a group from Vermont known as the Union Colony settled here. The members were determined that their children should receive a good education. The Vermontville Academical Association was formed, constructed this building, and opened it for . . . — — Map (db m191517) HM
On this plot of ground was erected The First Schoolhouse in Vermontville in 1838.
It was used until a date in the early fifties, and was also occupied for church purposes from 1838 - 1844. — — Map (db m191599) HM
Bay View
Bay View comprises one of Michigan's most spectacular collections of Victorian era architecture. Sweeping verandas and stately turrets characterize the Queen Anne style evident in the cottages and public buildings. Planned during . . . — — Map (db m97487) HM
John M. Hall, a young attorney from Flint, was elected as superintendent of the Chautauqua Educational Department of Bay View in 1885. After nearly three decades as superintendent of the Bay View assembly, the Bay View University and . . . — — Map (db m97486) HM
When living in Petoskey in 1919, the library was a favorite haunt of Hemingway's and, in December, wearing his Italian cape and Red Cross uniform, he spoke here to the Ladies Aid Society about his World War I experiences. At that event he met the . . . — — Map (db m97891) HM
Judge LeRoy was the first Attorney General for the State of Michigan.
Upper Level
1868-Fenton Independent newspaper
1869-Ladies Literary & Library Association — — Map (db m94727) HM
He advocated hands-on education through his life. Combining electrical engineering education with rich work experience, in 1909 Charles Kettering co-founded DELCO where he invented the automotive electric starter and lighting system that . . . — — Map (db m181029) HM
Creating a cultural core for the city,
the Flint College and Cultural Center was established in the 1950s. C. S. Mott donated 36 acres of his land for the complex, which now includes Mott Community College and the University of . . . — — Map (db m143624) HM
General Motors Institute launched many successful automotive careers.
Founded as the School of Automotive Trades in 1919, GMI became an important training organization for GM after the company acquired the school in 1926. Generations of GM . . . — — Map (db m180746) HM
Michigan School for the Deaf In 1848 the Michigan legislature established the Michigan Asylum for Educating the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind. Flint was selected as the site for the new institution. The first student arrived on February 6, 1854. . . . — — Map (db m178343) HM
In 1834 Daniel O’Sullivan, a teacher from Ireland, moved to Flint and began teaching religion to students after school. Together with two traveling priests he convinced Bishop Leferve to build a church in Flint. That church became St. Michael Roman . . . — — Map (db m182515) HM
Gilkey Creek flowed through this area long before the Motts bought the surrounding land in 1915 to use as pasture for their cows. It rose and fell with the rainfall but caused few problems in those early years.
From Cows to College . . . — — Map (db m142701) HM
Named Stanley School for Sherman Stanley, this red brick school was built in 1883 on Bray Road, about one quarter mile from the entrance to Crossroads Village.
This brick schoolhouse saw many children pass through its doors from 1883 until . . . — — Map (db m225338) HM
At the close of the nineteenth century, many rural Michigan school districts were in crisis as people left farms for the city and industrial jobs. A 1903 state law authorized consolidation of districts and provided for public transportation to . . . — — Map (db m179803) HM
During the 1800’s, the School House for the Linden community was located next to the Linden Mill Building on Main Street. The first grist mill, built in 1840, burned and was rebuilt about the same time the Union Block was in what is now the . . . — — Map (db m218695) HM
The brick monument before you, came from the Otisville High School, built in 1920 and opened in 1921. It was located in town at the corner of Grove St. and Center St. (formerly State Street M-15). It originally housed grades kindergarten through . . . — — Map (db m127140) HM
When you lived in a rural area say before 1950, in most parts of the US, you didn't hop on the school bus and ride miles to your local town school. At first, in the early years your family had horses and a wagon to get around. Then . . . — — Map (db m120860) HM
In 1909 the newly formed Erwin Township School District built this one-room schoolhouse. The school served the area’s Finnish-born mining, logging, and farming families. The township bought the school in 1928 and altered it for use as the Town Hall . . . — — Map (db m103460) HM
Ottawa Indians once lived in the pine forest between Lakes Wahbekaness and Wahbekanetta. In the late 1800s white men came and cut the pines, leaving only a small forest between the lakes. This virgin pine was purchased in 1917 by the state and . . . — — Map (db m235219) HM
Ladies Library Association. Eight women met to organize the Traverse City Ladies Library Association on July 23, 1869. Their constitution, adopted on July 28, allowed any lady to join the library for a dollar. It cost 25 cents each quarter to . . . — — Map (db m168180) HM
On July 28, 1869, eight Traverse City women organized the Ladies Library Association. In 1878 the association purchased its first building, at 205 East Front Street. In 1909 the association sold that building and retained Fred E. Moore as architect . . . — — Map (db m98228) HM
On October 26, 1886, the Presbyterian Synod of Michigan accepted an offer by Ammi W. Wright of Alma of thirty acres of land, containing two buildings, and a gift of $50,000 from Alexander Folsom of Bay City, for the purpose of establishing Alma . . . — — Map (db m91690) HM
When completed in 1895, this building was Alma College's first gymnasium. The physical education facilities were on the second floor and below them were a museum, locker room and classroom which at one time served the College's Kindergarten Training . . . — — Map (db m91764) HM
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