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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YXH_adrians-governors_Adrian-MI.html
William Greenly was born in New York and came to Adrian in 1836. He became a lawyer and in 1838 was elected a state senator on the Democratic ticket. In 1846 Greenly was elected lieutenant governor. When Governor Alpheus Felch resigned a year late…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YDZ_davenport-house_Tipton-MI.html
In 1834 Henry W. Sisson of New York settled here and built a log tavern, located on Evans Lake where the Chicago Road enters the Irish Hills. The tavern was purchased in 1839 by John Davenport, who owned the property until 1864. During this time t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y63_laura-smith-haviland_Adrian-MI.html
Front Side
Erected by the
Adrian Woman's Christian
Temperance Union
and the
Haviland Memorial
Association
"I was thirsty and ye gave me drink."
Matthew XXV 35
Left Side
A tribute to a life consecrated to the betterment of humanity.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y5N_the-antislavery-underground-railroad-movement_Adrian-MI.html
What was the Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad existed from around 1830 to the Civil War (1860). It was a secret (underground) network of people organized on Moral grounds to help slaves travel to Canada to find freedom from the slav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y4F_south-hall-bell_Adrian-MI.html
Installed atop South Hall in 1872, this bell marked the pace of life at Adrian College for many years. Upon the demolition of South Hall in 1965, the bell was placed in the Carillon Tower which marks the location of South Hall.
We, the members …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XZ7_the-cane-ceremony-historical_Adrian-MI.html
The Cane Ceremony, a traditional part of the Adrian College Commencement, has a rich and colorful heritage. As depicted in this 1940's era drawing by Will Cairns, each Adrian College graduating class ties a ribbon in its class colors to the Shephe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XZ6_adrian-college-historical_Adrian-MI.html
Chartered on March 28, 1859, Adrian College traces its origins back to a Wesleyan Methodist theological institute founded at Leoni, Michigan in 1845. This institution later became Michigan Union College. Strongly antislavery in its sentiments, the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XYX_camp-williams-fourth-michigan-volunteer-infantry-historical_Adrian-MI.html
Camp Williams
At the outbreak of the Civil War in early 1861, the trustees of Adrian College offered the use of campus buildings and grounds to the Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry for training. This became known as Camp Williams. The city of A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XYO_st-johns-lutheran-church-historical_Adrian-MI.html
The Reverend William Hatterstaedt helped organize St. John's Lutheran Church in 1847. Until their first church was completed in 1849, the original congregation, fourteen German families, met in a church that belonged to the Episcopalians. Services…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XYN_cooley-law-office-historical_Adrian-MI.html
Here on the south side of Maumee Street in 1848, Thomas M. Cooley, a giant of the Michigan Law, established his first law office. He was a partner in the firm of Beaman, Beecher and Cooley and then established a law firm with Charles M. Croswell, …