This bronze and concrete sculpture expresses
Hillsdale County's heritage. The branch at
the top of the open circle symbolizes the
original deep forestland; the curve of the hills
at the bottom the glacially contoured terrain.
The figures moving . . . — — Map (db m199753) HM
Moses Allen fought in the War of 1812, later serving as a captain in the Michigan militia. He became the first "white settler" in present-day Hillsdale County, settling here in April 1827, two years after working on the Chicago Road (present-day . . . — — Map (db m66775) HM
The plat for the village of Hillsdale was filed in July, 1839, though the first settlement probably occurred a few years previously. Before that time this area had been inhabited mainly by a band of Potawatomi Indians led by their chief, Baw Beese. . . . — — Map (db m33598) HM
Kalamazoo River Environmental Importance
Native Americans harvested vast fields of wild rice near the mouth of the Kalamazoo and drank its crystal waters. But by the mid 1800s the river served as a drain for industrial pollutants and urban . . . — — Map (db m216864) HM
This plaque is issued by the
Historical Society of Michigan
in recognition of
Hillsdale County National Bank
Grosvenor Office
Founded in 1854
for more than 100 years of
continuous operation in service
to the people of Michigan . . . — — Map (db m220340) HM
Taft Memorial Highway
In 1930 organizers from Michigan,
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia,
and Florida formed the Taft Memorial
Highway Association to promote
automobile tourism. Named after the
nation's twenty-seventh . . . — — Map (db m165599) 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 m314573) HM
This building, constructed in 1845 and pictured here in 1903, served as a residence hall of Michigan Central College. The connecting living quarters t the right were built in 1873 by Moses L. Hart, father of Rev. E.P. Hart. Moses Hart, the . . . — — Map (db m86569) HM
Camp Woodbury
On July 2, 1862, President
Abraham Lincoln issued a
call for troops for the Union
Army. Men from Monroe,
Hillsdale and Lenawee
counties met in Hillsdale to
form the Eighteenth
Michigan Infantry Regiment.
Local mill . . . — — Map (db m165558) HM
(side one)
Few sermons have ever struck Jackson with the force of one delivered
in the Congregational Church on Oct. 13, 1850. There, the Reverend
Gustavius Foster preached from Titus 3:1, “Put them in mind to be
subject to . . . — — Map (db m256872) HM
The Heritage Association 2017
Winona Daughter of The Chief
Daughter of Chief Baw Beese, leader of the Native American Potawatomi Clan, Winona lived in the region of Hillsdale County around the 1830's. Winona's mother was a French . . . — — Map (db m199676) HM
Sandy Beach
People began using Sandy Beach as a
popular, but informal, swimming spot
in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1955
nine Hillsdale County residents formed
the Baw Beese Memorial Park
Association to acquire and convert . . . — — Map (db m160830) 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
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
