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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20KQ_first-united-methodist-church_Big-Rapids-MI.html
The First United Methodist Church was designed by W.E.N. Hunter, a Detroit architect who specialized in church designs. The domed Beaux Arts style building reflects a trend in using Early Christian architectural forms of the 4th and 5th centuries …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20KI_ferris-institute_Big-Rapids-MI.html
This college was founded in 1884 by Woodbridge N. Ferris as the Big Rapids Industrial School. His objective was to provide low cost, practical training for all with a real desire to study, regardless of a lack of previous formal education. The sch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20KG_old-main_Big-Rapids-MI.html
On this site was located "Old Main," a landmark of Ferris Institute in its early years. From its dedication in January 1894 until its loss by fire in February 1950, "Old Main" helped create many happy memories for thousands of "Fi's." Preparation …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20KF_helens-garden_Big-Rapids-MI.html
Helen Gillespie Ferris (1853-1917) loved flowers as much as she was inspired by learning and cultivating lives. This garden was conceived on the 125th anniversary of the institution that she and her husband Woodbridge N. Ferris, founded to inspire…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20KB_st-andrews-episcopal-church_Big-Rapids-MI.html
St. Andrew's Parish was organized in 1870, when Michigan's logging industry was flourishing. Among its early members were George Stearns, the mayor, and Thomas Lazell, the police magistrate. The simple white pine Gothic Revival church was built by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20JF_historic-downtown_Big-Rapids-MI.html
Caption - upper image This store was located at 114 S. Michigan Ave., where Rogers Jewelers is now located. Caption - lower image The J. C. Penney Co. and the A & P Food Store (right) occupied two buildings in this location. The Furniture Blo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20JE_mineral-well_Big-Rapids-MI.html
Side 1 In 1890, Alf Clark, who hoped to find oil at this site, found instead mineral water. Baths or drinks of Clark's Red Cross Electric Mineral Water were said to cure many maladies. By 1893 the Big Rapids Mineral Water Company was marketing th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11HB_paris-fish-hatchery_Green-Charter-Township-MI.html
Opening in 1881, the Paris Fish Hatchery was the state's second fish-rearing agency. This area was selected because of its abundant sources of water and excellent railroad connections. The Paris Fish Hatchery was a major supplier of salmon and bro…
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