Scout Barracks / Parade Ground

Scout Barracks / Parade Ground (HM20UU)

Location: Mackinac Island, MI 49757 Mackinac County
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N 45° 51.192', W 84° 37.017'

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Scout Barracks



In 1929, Park Commissioner Roger Andrews invited eight Eagle Scouts, including future President Gerald Ford, to serve as the "Governor's Honor Guard" and tour guides at Fort Mackinac.
Scouts raised and lowered the colors daily and fired the sunset gun.
They stayed in the Fort Commissary until moving into these barracks, built in 1934.
The building was constructed by the Mackinac Island Civilian Conservation Corps unit, many of whom were World War I veterans.
In 1938, the program began to include Boy Scouts at all levels.
Additions to the barracks were completed in 1961 and in 1975.
They followed the style of the original building.
At the urging of Michigan First Lady Helen Milliken, Girl Scouts joined the scout service program in 1975.



Parade Ground


In the nineteenth century, this area served as a parade ground for soldiers stationed at Fort Mackinac.
Here, soldiers practiced marching, the manual of arms, bayonet skills and other military drills.
By 1843, the parade ground was formally developed and fenced.
In the 1870's several buildings were erected on the edge of the parade ground, including horse stables and housing for non-commissioned officers.
The parade ground also served as home field for the Fort Mackinac Baseball
Club.
Founded in 1885, the club played games against other teams from Northern Michigan.
In 1887, the team built a grandstand with seating for 500 spectators.
An admission to a baseball game cost twenty-five cents, and grandstand seats cost an extra ten cents.


Michigan Historical Commission - Michigan Historical Center

Registered Local Site No. 2266, 2015

This marker is the property of the State of Michigan
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HM NumberHM20UU
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Year Placed2015
Placed ByMichigan Historical Commission – Michigan Historical Center
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Date Added Thursday, August 17th, 2017 at 10:04am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 685010 N 5080498
Decimal Degrees45.85320000, -84.61695000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 51.192', W 84° 37.017'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 51' 11.52" N, 84° 37' 1.0200000000002" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)906
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Huron Rd, Mackinac Island MI 49757, US
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