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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTFT_the-morton-house_Benton-Harbor-MI.html
This house built in 1849, by Eleazar Morton and his son Henry, was occupied until 1936 by four generations of Mortons. The oak-framed barn was built in 1840. Members of the Morton family, pioneers in this area, were prominent in Benton Harbor's ea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25U_the-iron-brigade-the-twenty-fourth-michigan-volunteer-infantry-regiment_New-Buffalo-MI.html
The Iron BrigadeThe Iron Brigade became one of the most celebrated military units on theAmerican Civil War (1861-1865). Wearing distinctive black hats, they wereeasily recognised by friend and foe alike. The five volunteer regiments inthe brigade …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKA_pears-mill_Buchanan-MI.html
Pears Mill.Built in 1853.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG2_john-and-horace-dodge-the-dodge-brothers_Niles-MI.html
John and Horace Dodge.Auto barons John (1864-1920) and Horace (1868-1920) Dodge were born and raised in Niles. During the 1830s, their grandfather, Ezekiel, had migrated from Massachusetts to Niles, where he ran a steam engine shop. John and Horac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG1_the-chapin-house-henry-austin-chapin_Niles-MI.html
The Chapin House.This Queen Anne style house, completed in 1884, was the Henry A. Chapin family home until 1902. In 1932, when the City of Niles bought the property at auction for $300, the Chapin children stipulated that it be used only for civic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEZ_eisenhower-interstate-system_New-Buffalo-MI.html
During the presidency (1953-1961) of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, the National System of Interstate and Defense highways was finalized and signed into law. Gaining support for the Interstate Highway System require…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEA_michigan-central-railroad-niles-depot_Niles-MI.html
Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot Built in 1892. This Property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME9_ferry-street-school_Niles-MI.html
Constructed in 1867 at a cost of nearly $3,000, the Ferry Street School opened in January, 1868 as Niles's school for "colored children." In 1870 the Niles school system was integrated, and this facility closed. It reopened as an integrated school…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME8_trinity-church_Niles-MI.html
This is the oldest existing church structure in Niles, located in the oldest Episcopal parish in the Diocese of Western Michigan. The first Episcopal service in Niles was conducted by Bishop Philander Chase in 1832. The parish was organized in 183…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME7_ring-lardner_Niles-MI.html
Sportswriter, humorist, sardonic observer of the American scene, Ring Lardner was born in the house across the street on March 6, 1885. Possibly the best-known American author in the 1920s, he began his career writing sketches of sporting events f…