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Concord Universalists
(Side 1)
After migrating from the East, primarily New York State, thirteen families brought their faith to Concord and formed a Universalist Society in 1854. Society members erected this building in 1866 and formally reorga…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HVM_paddock-hubbard-house_Concord-MI.html
Side 1
In 1843 New York natives Alfred and Ruth Paddock migrated to Concord Township. Within two years they erected this Greek Revival house, reminiscent of those in their home state. A prominent merchant, Alfred Paddock (1805-1870) owned and ope…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17DG_ella-sharp-museum_Jackson-MI.html
In 1855 Abraham Wing purchased this farm for his widowed daughter, Mary. Within a year she married Dwight Merriman, and under their guidance, "Hillside" became a model farm, with over 600 acres of orchards and cultivated fields. In 1881 their firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM123O_springport-mi-and-vicinity-civl-war-memorial_Springport-MI.html
In memory of our soldiers and sailors of Springport and vicinity 1861 - 1865
Erected A.D. 1915
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11HO_st-johns-church_Jackson-MI.html
Constructed in 1857, St. John's is the oldest Catholic Church in Jackson and was the only church of this denomination in this city until 1901. Bishop Peter Paul Lefevre laid the cornerstone for this structure in 1856. St. John's began as a mission…
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(side 1)Grass Lake
The first settlers arrived in Grass Lake in 1829. Two years later a post office, the second in Jackson County, opened at the settlement. In 1832 Grass Lake Township was created; the current boundaries were established in 1836…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11CQ_st-mary-star-of-the-sea-church_Jackson-MI.html
In 1880 Bishop Casper Henry Borgess of the Detroit Diocese approved the establishment of a second Catholic parish in the city of Jackson. The cornerstone ceremony for the parish church was held July 4, 1881. The present limestone Romanesque struct…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11C5_under-the-oaks_Jackson-MI.html
On July 6, 1854, a state convention of anti-slavery men was held in Jackson to found a new political party. Uncle Tom's Cabin had been published two years earlier, causing increased resentment against slavery, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of May, 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10ZC_horace-ismon-ismon-building_Jackson-MI.html
(side a)Horace IsmonThis building was erected for Jackson dry goods merchant Horace Ismon in 1853. Ismon had begun his mercantile career in Paw Paw during the 1840s. Although established in Jackson, he continued his Paw Paw ventures, engaging in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10ZB_st-pauls-episcopal-church_Jackson-MI.html
On December 8, 1838, the founders of St. Paul's Parish met and began the task of drafting the Articles of Organization for a "new Protestant society." The Parish of St. Paul's Church was officially established with the signing by twenty-two person…