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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AHB_boatbuilding-industry_St-Joseph-MI.html
St. Joseph and Benton Harbor once ranked among the nation's leading boatbuilding centers. From 1892 to 1955, waterfront facilities of the Truscott Boat Manufacturing Company, Dachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corporation, and Robinson Marine Construction…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AH5_creating-a-harbor_St-Joseph-MI.html
The meeting of river and lake provided a natural setting for a harbor at St. Joseph. Human engineering would ultimately develop the port into one of the busiest on Lake Michigan.
In the 1830s, at the urging of local merchants, the U.S. Corps of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AH4_united-states-life-saving-service_St-Joseph-MI.html
The waters off St. Joseph and Benton Harbor have long served as an active and frequently dangerous avenue of maritime trade. High winds and hazardous waves made shipwrecks a common occurrence.
To assist mariners, a U.S. Life Saving Service Stat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AGN_silver-beach-amusement-park_St-Joseph-MI.html
From its opening in 1891, the Silver Beach Amusement Park made St. Joseph a prime destination for tourists. Huge crowds enjoyed the park's many attractions, which included a carousel, roller rink, indoor swimming pool, bowling alley, beer garden, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AGM_lighthouses-on-the-bluff_St-Joseph-MI.html
The Great Lakes region is one of the nation's most important centers of maritime commerce. Lighthouses helped mariners navigate these vast inland seas. In 1832, the U.S. Government built the first lights on Lake Michigan at two of its busiest harb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AFZ_lighthouses-on-the-pier_St-Joseph-MI.html
The north pier lighthouses, built in 1907, guide ships to this port. The inner light replaced a smaller, wooden lighthouse in use since 1847. The north pier was then extended and the outer light tower was added, allowing mariners to find the harbo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AFY_st-joseph-maritime-heritage_St-Joseph-MI.html
Two historic waterways, Lake Michigan and the St. Joseph River, meet here. Opportunities for maritime trade, transportation, industry and recreation led to the founding of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Explore the Maritime Heritage Trail and disco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A8X_parrott-civil-war-cannon_Niles-MI.html
Nearly 12,000 memorial cannons were donated by the U.S. Government, between 1872 and 1916, to local Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) and other civic and patriotic groups for the purpose of display as a veterans' war memorial. They …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1854_johnson-cemetery_Niles-MI.html
John Johnson Sr. donated property for this cemetery in 1838. His son Samuel had been buried on the land in 1835. John Johnson Jr. was among the township's first white settlers. The Johnsons and many pioneers are buried here. All but 20 of the 211 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1853_morris-chapel-church_Niles-MI.html
The local Methodist Episcopal Society, the oldest Methodist society in Berrien Township, was organized in 1840. In 1846 it voted to name its church in honor of Bishop Thomas A. Morris, then the head of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Michigan. T…