Historical Markers and War Memorials in Manchester, Michigan
Ann Arbor is the county seat for Washtenaw County
Manchester is in Washtenaw County
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In 1840 the Reverend Frederich Schmid of Ann Arbor organized the Evangelical German Bethel Congregation in Freedom Township. Schmid, a missionary pastor originally from Basil, Switzerland, frequently traveled to the township and held services in . . . — — Map (db m55387) HM
In 1877 local masons built this shop in eight days. Its first owner, William F. Neebling, built wagons and followed the blacksmith trade until 1909, when he sold the business to Theodore Morschheuser. John F. Schneider apprenticed to Morschheuser in . . . — — Map (db m169280) HM
Bridgewater Township was named by George Howe after his home in Oneida County, New York. This site has been the center of community activities
since founding of the township in 1832. The first town hall was built here in 1856. It was later razed . . . — — Map (db m169961) HM
Bridgewater Township was set off from Hixon Township in 1832. The remainder became Manchester Township in 1837. By 1850 there were two settlements, River Raisin and Bridgewater. Each had a railroad station and a post office. The River Raisin . . . — — Map (db m169890) HM
Overview
The central business district of Manchester is historically referred to as "Exchange Place", a term deriving from the 1837 Second Plat of Manchester, and applied to what is now labelled "Main Street". Stephen . . . — — Map (db m205773) HM
• 1826 Land grant from U.S. government to John Gilbert.
• 1832 Emanuel Case and Harry Gilbert contracted to build the first mill.
• 1853 May 1st. — The mill was destroyed by fire.
• 1875 The mill dam was flooded out and then re-built.
• . . . — — Map (db m206406) HM
History of the Land and Park
The land comprising Kirk Park lies between Adrian and Clinton Streets, adjacent to Territorial Street on the south and close to Duncan Street on the north. From the earliest days of Manchester's . . . — — Map (db m208623) HM
This historical sign focuses on the corner piece of land bounded by the River Raisin Mill Pond on the west, Main Street on the south, Ann Arbor Street (M-52) on the east, and the former railroad rail bed on the north, now a part of the Manchester . . . — — Map (db m208423) HM
Manchester Township Library
In 1838, one year after Michigan attained statehood, Manchester Township established its library, one of the first township libraries in Michigan. During the early years the township clerk maintained the collection. . . . — — Map (db m170062) HM
What is This?
Manchester's original cemetery is located north of this sign, on the gradual hill north and east of the Washington Street and condominium driveway intersection. This cemetery has been referred to as "the old . . . — — Map (db m208579) HM
This historical plaque is located on the former site of the Detroit, Hillsdale and Indiana Railroad depot, built in 1870 when Manchester's second railroad was constructed. Railroads were essential to commerce and growth in 19th century towns, and . . . — — Map (db m209791) HM
John Gilbert's Founding VisionJohn Gilbert, the founder of the Village of Manchester, was born in Lenox Massachusetts in 1774, and grew up with the presence of a central public square in his town, where . . . — — Map (db m205902) HM
Centuries ago, Indian trails crossed the landscape of Washtenaw County. These paths connected Indian villages to fertile hunting and fishing grounds throughout Michigan. When settlers arrived in the County during the 19th century, these same . . . — — Map (db m208349) HM
The first Catholic church in the Manchester area was built by German settlers in Freedom Township in 1839 and dedicated to Saint Francis de Borgia. In 1863, Father Edward Van Lauwe was appointed pastor of Saint Dominic in Clinton, and Manchester was . . . — — Map (db m169892) HM
The Reverend Edward Weiss, a Washtenaw County circuit rider, organized an Evangelical class of fifteen members in 1874. They met in a school located two miles east of here. Two years later, trustees Herman Gieske, Lambert Gieske and Bernhardt Kuhl, . . . — — Map (db m60220) HM
The intersection of Main and Adrian Streets is considered the "heart" of downtown Manchester, and the first commercial buildings were constructed here in 1832-1833.
Why is Manchester Located . . . — — Map (db m206190) HM
Many of Manchester's early settlers came from Wuerttemberg, Germany. Since there was no Evangelical church in Manchester, the immigrants worshipped at Bethel Church in Freedom Township. In 1862 the reverend J. G. Hildner established an Evangelical . . . — — Map (db m169893) HM
This corner of Main Street (formerly Exchange Place) and Clinton Street served as the original civic center for the Village of Manchester. From the Manchester Hotel situated on the northeast corner, to Green's Hotel on the southwest corner, and . . . — — Map (db m206148) HM
To Those of
Manchester and Community
Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
For God and Country
In The World Wars
In Memoriam
World War I
Emil Jacob
World War II
Wayne R. Alber Edward A. Brazer
Arthur C Frey Karl M. Rague
Richard C . . . — — Map (db m170075) WM
Our village began with land surveys ordered by the Federal Government beginning in 1815, and the sale of land parcels beginning in 1820. John Mudget Mack of Pontiac was hired to survey several townships in western Washtenaw . . . — — Map (db m205615) HM
Village of Manchester Sesquicentennial
August 2017
The Village of Manchester Sesquicentennial Celebration was organized by the Village of Manchester, the Manchester Area Historical Society and the Manchester Area Chamber of . . . — — Map (db m205692) HM
In loving tribute to the founding members of Immanuel United Evangelical Church 1862 Henry Aichele • George Briegel • Henry Haeschle • John Hartbeck • Christ Jaudes • Michael Jung • Fred Kurfess • Caspar Raby • Matthias Schaible • Fred Schill • . . . — — Map (db m228264) HM
Dedicated to all men and women of the Manchester area who have served in the armed forces of our country, and especially for those who paid the supreme sacrifice. For God and country — — Map (db m228203) WM
Native Americans in Washtenaw. Long before Europeans set foot in Michigan, Native Americans made their homes here. When the French arrived in the late 1600s a number of Native American tribes lived in lower Michigan, including the Miami, . . . — — Map (db m229550) HM
