Old Rawsonville Village

Old Rawsonville Village (HM1NRE)

Location: Ypsilanti, MI 48198 Washtenaw County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 12.833', W 83° 32.606'

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Rawsonville, now a ghost town, was once a thriving village. On September 13, 1823, the first land patent in Van Buren Township was given to Henry Snow for this site, which was soon known as Snow's Landing. Called Rawsonville by 1838, the community reached its peak around the Civil War. It then boasted sawmills, grist mills, two cooper shops, a stove factory, several drygoods and general stores, a wagon maker and three saloons. Rawsonville's failure to attract railroad service led to its decline. By the 1880s many of its businesses and mills had closed and its residents were moving away. In 1925 dam erected on the Huron River covered most of the remaining structures with the newly-formed Belleville Lake.
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HM NumberHM1NRE
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberL1129
Year Placed1985
Placed ByBureau of History, Michigan Department of State and GFWC Belleville Area Intermediate Study Club
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 at 5:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 290058 N 4676655
Decimal Degrees42.21388333, -83.54343333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 12.833', W 83° 32.606'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 12' 49.98" N, 83° 32' 36.36" W
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Area Code(s)734
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3360 S Grove St, Ypsilanti MI 48198, US
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