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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AGD_s-s-kresge-company_Troy-MI.html
Sebastion Spering Kresge founded the firm in 1899 in Detroit. His guidance during its formative years was responsible for its initial success. By 1916, when it was incorporated in Michigan, the company numbered 150 units. Innovative and careful ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVFT_the-stuart-little-pond_Farmington-Hills-MI.html
In the spring of 1953, Eleanor Olney Spicer age 12 was walking her dog, a toy Manchester terrier named Stuart Little, after the children's book, Stuart Little by E.B. White. Suddenly Stuart noticed a small animal and chased it into a drainpipe and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEH_four-towns-methodist-church_Waterford-Charter-Township-MI.html
Four Towns received its name because it is near the point where the townships of West Bloomfield, Commerce, Waterford, and White Lake meet. In 1866 a frame schoolhouse was built here, on land donated by Nathan R. Colvin. From that year until 1930 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSAB_the-polar-bears_Troy-MI.html
In the summer of 1918, President Woodrow Wilson, at the urging of Britain and France, sent an infantry regiment to north Russia to fight the Bolsheviks in hopes of persuading Russia to rejoin the war against Germany. The 339th Infantry Regiment, w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSAA_historic-green_Troy-MI.html
The city of Troy has set aside this area for historic structures. Located here is the 1832 Greek Revival home of pioneer Solomon Caswell, moved from its original site. Nearby is Troy's 1927 township hall. This building is a replica of a Dutch Colo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN4H_lawrence-institute-of-technology_Southfield-MI.html
Lawrence Tech was chartered in 1932 by the Lawrence brothers, Russell E. and E. George. The college was located in Highland Park on Woodward Avenue until 1955, when the first building opened on this campus. Lawrence Tech, founded as an undergradua…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN32_hollys-town-hall_Holly-MI.html
Holly's Town Hall has been a center of community activity since it was built in 1892. Holly Township in Oakland County was formally organized in 1838, and the Village of Holly was incorporated in 1865. The two local governments decided to join eff…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN2P_battle-alley_Holly-MI.html
This historic district was once the scene of frequent brawls. In 1880, an uproar between local rowdies and workers of a traveling circus rendered so many bruised, beaten, and jailed, that this street was thus named "Battle Alley." Carry A. Nation,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN1Y_crapo-park_Holly-MI.html
Henry Howland Crapo (1804-1869)—wealthy lumberman, Republican, state senator (1863-64) and governor of Michigan (1865-68)—owned prosperous lumberyards in Holly, Fenton and Flint. Lumber and railroads were essential elements in the deve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMWG_royal-oak-womans-club_Royal-Oak-MI.html
Erected in 1839, this building was originally a small frame Baptist church. The village purchased it for a town hall in 1914 and used it for municipal purposes until 1923, when the Royal Oak Woman's Club acquired it. The club, founded in 1902 as a…
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