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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21X8_orson-quackenbush_Brighton-MI.html
Orson Quakenbush played a key role in establishing Brighton as a viable rural community with the downtown construction of his dam and grist mill on Ore Creek in 1838. The flowing water of Ore Creek would turn a water wheel that rotated a grindston…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21WQ_pipp-children-fishing_Brighton-MI.html
Amelia and Benjamin Pipp lived near the Millpond. Their summer activities were swimming and fishing which was common for all kids. Placing worms on their hooks and awaiting the first hit of the "big" fish was their challenge. Their talents were ob…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21VV_railroad-repair-gang_Brighton-MI.html
The iron horse arrived in Brighton in 1871. Brighton's future growth and success was off to a good start with this new transportation service running through town. The railroad depot was built about 600 feet beyond this artwork. The push-pull hand…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21VF_john-mckinney_Brighton-MI.html
John McKinney arrived in Brighton in the 1850s as an escaped slave who most likely survived the dangers of hidden travel with the families who operated the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad helped Southern slaves escape to the North a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21D9_howell-carnegie-library_Howell-MI.html
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The Howell library association originated as the Ladies Library Association in 1875. That year, the ladies began offering books for lending. The need for spacious, permanent quarters grew, and in 1902, for three hundred dollars and railroa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21CH_livingston-county-press_Howell-MI.html
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The Livingston County Press, one of Michigan's oldest weekly newspapers, traces its roots to The Livingston Courier, The Livingston Republican and The Livingston Democrat. The Courier, established in 1843, was the county's only newspaper u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21BY_opera-house_Howell-MI.html
Built c. 1881
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21BX_county-courthouse_Howell-MI.html
Albert E. French designed this two-and-a-half story brick and stone building. This edifice, completed in 1890, shows influence of Richardsonian architecture and has maintained many of its original Victorian furnishings. Peter and Maria Cowdry dona…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21AI_ann-arbor-railroad_Howell-MI.html
Howell raised $20,000 in 1885 to induce the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan to enter town. Many believed the town, already served by one railroad, would boom with a second line. Early in 1886 a right-of-way dispute erupted in an armed brawl …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21A6_st-john-the-baptist-catholic-church_Howell-MI.html
Irish immigrants founded a Catholic mission in Livingston County in 1843. The following year, two acres of land were purchased here and a log structure was erected for worship services. As the congregation grew it required a larger facility, and a…