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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U3I_the-thompson-building-historical_Manistee-MI.html
Originally built by John Thompson, the first floor housed the Russell & Ramsdell Hardware Store. The second floor was especially constructed with two large skylights to accomodate [sic] the studio of a photographer by the name of Miller. The build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U3C_the-maple-street-bridge-historical_Manistee-MI.html
For the first 25 years after lumbermen settled in Manistee the river divided the community. People who later became prominent citizens spent their youth ferrying an occasional passenger across the river in canoes. After the Civil War, private ente…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U2T_manistee-city-library-historical_Manistee-MI.html
In 1885 a group of Manistee Ladies formed the Lakeside Club, whose primary goal was to create a library. In 1902 the club joined forces with the local literary society and successfully campaigned for a public library. The Andrew Carnegie Foundatio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U2S_manistee-county-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Manistee-MI.html
In memory
of those from Manistee County
who gave their lives
in the Civil War
[Roll of Honored Dead]
in the Spanish American War
[Roll of Honored Dead]
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In memory
of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U2R_our-saviours-lutheran-church-historical_Manistee-MI.html
Organized as a Scandinavian congregation in 1868, Our Saviour's became a Danish church in 1875 and served the American Evangelical Lutheran Synod until 1962. First used for worship in 1869, the building escaped damage in the Fire of 1871 and was c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U28_first-congregational-church-historical_Manistee-MI.html
Willian Le Baron Jenney, eminent Chicago architect known as the "father of the skyscraper," designed this beautiful Romanesque church. Completed in 1892, it features vibrant stained glass windows, two of which are of Tiffany design. The soaring ra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46_ramsdell-theatre_Manistee-MI.html
Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell—pioneer lawyer, state legislator and civic leader—built this theatre between 1902 and 1903. Many traveling companies played here and praised the features that made it unique among the playhouses of the era. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM45_manistee-fire-hall_Manistee-MI.html
In early October 1888, the Manistee City Council hired Frederick Hollister of Saginaw, the architect of Manistee's principal school, to design a fire hall to replace the original station, which was constructed in 1872-1873 on Filer Street. Later t…