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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FC2_big-tree_Decatur-MI.html
This is the third 16 ft. section from the largest Tulip tree in Michigan. When this tree was blown down in May of 1984, it was approximately 300 yrs old and over 225 ft. tall.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FC0_the-dowagiac-river-watershed-lunker-structures_Decatur-MI.html
(Side One)
The Dowagiac River Watershed
A watershed is all of the area that drains into a common body of water.
The snow and rain that falls within the watershed boundaries, and does not evaporate, will drain into the Dowagiac River either throu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AMW_hamilton-grange-hall-hamilton-fair_Decatur-MI.html
(Obverse Side)Hamilton Grange HallLocal farmers organized Hamilton Grange No. 355 in 1874 and built this hall the following year. Lacking a town center, area residents congregated at the hall, which hosted elections and rallies as well as school p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AMT_decatur-township-hall_Decatur-MI.html
Constructed at the turn of the century, this building replaced the original 1870 township hall. A Georgian Revival brick and stone structure, it was dedicated on September 19, 1901. Besides township activities, the hall has been the setting for tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17ZH_newton-house_Decatur-MI.html
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 ti…