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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AX8_william-rufus-shafter-memorial_Galesburg-MI.html
(Left Side Tablet)William Rufus Shafter
A Michigan solider whose valorous conduct in the Rebellion, in the Indian Wars and in the Spanish-American War, added glory to the military annals of the United States.
Born in this community on Octobe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AX7_u-s-s-maine-memorial_Galesburg-MI.html
In Memoriam
U.S.S. MaineDestroyed in Havana HarborFebruary 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AX0_the-kalamazoo-region_Galesburg-MI.html
Kalamazoo is an Indian word said to mean "boiling water." Originally it was applied to the river that flows northwesterly to Lake Michigan. A trickle of settlers in the late 1820's became a torrent in the 1830's as the region's fertile prairies, o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AWZ_the-kalamazoo-region_Galesburg-MI.html
Kalamazoo is an Indian word said to mean "boiling water." Originally it was applied to the river that flows northwesterly to Lake Michigan. A trickle of settlers in the late 1820's became a torrent in the 1830's as the region's fertile prairies, o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AWX_daniel-b-eldred-house_Climax-MI.html
In 1835, New York native Daniel B. Eldred built this house, which is believed to be the earliest frame dwelling in Climax. Eldred's house, with its delicate Federal entrance, was the site of the first Climax Township meeting in 1838. Eldred first …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AWW_climax-world-war-ii-memorial_Climax-MI.html
In memoriam World War II
Max Bailey????Loyd PufferAmos Force????Wesley SimmondsWilford Gibson????Carrol SmokeDallas Malone????Fred Truby
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AWV_first-rural-free-delivery-carriers_Climax-MI.html
(Tablet facing East)First rural free delivery carriers starting out from Climax post office. (From photo taken by Frank Hoogman)This tablet erected by Michigan Rural Letter Carriers' Association, 1917.
(Tablet facing South)?????Climax was disco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AWS_vicksburgs-first-mill_Vicksburg-MI.html
On this site stoodVickburg's First MillErected 1850Burned and rebuilt 1853Destroyed by fire 1885
This marker placed by VicksburgCommunity Council May 31, 1920
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AWR_vickers-mill_Vicksburg-MI.html
In 1831, John Vickers built a brush dam over the eight-foot waterfall on Portage Creek and erected a log grist mill. The mill is believed to have been the first mill in Kalamazoo County. The dam created a pond that supplied water power to the mill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AWQ_fanny-m-bair-library_Vicksburg-MI.html
Fanny M. Bair, a member of one of Vicksburg's pioneer families, built this library and presented it to the Ladies Library Association on November 21, 1902. Charles A. Fairchild of Kalamazoo designed the building with "modern conveniences" like ele…