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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AMW_hamilton-grange-hall-hamilton-fair_Decatur-MI.html
(Obverse Side)Hamilton Grange HallLocal farmers organized Hamilton Grange No. 355 in 1874 and built this hall the following year. Lacking a town center, area residents congregated at the hall, which hosted elections and rallies as well as school p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AMU_lawton-civil-war-monument_Lawton-MI.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AMT_decatur-township-hall_Decatur-MI.html
Constructed at the turn of the century, this building replaced the original 1870 township hall. A Georgian Revival brick and stone structure, it was dedicated on September 19, 1901. Besides township activities, the hall has been the setting for tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AM3_william-killefer-jr-wade-killefer_Paw-Paw-MI.html
(Obverse Side)This memorial is dedicated to the life of William Killefer Jr.
Born in Bloomingdale, MI, October 10, 1887 and moved to Paw Paw (1888). "Reindeer Bill" Killefer played catcher for Paw Paw HS state champions of 1904-05. One of the g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15X2_corporal-duane-e-dewey_South-Haven-MI.html
During the Korean War, Corporal Duane Edgar Dewey of the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines from South Haven, was the first person to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor from then President Eisenhower. He earned the nation's highest award for heroism …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14D4_dr-liberty-hyde-bailey_South-Haven-MI.html
This is the birthplace and early home of Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey, South Haven's most distinguished son.
As a very young man he became interested in plants and trees. This interest and knowledge constantly grew until he became the nation's highe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14D3_frank-e-warner_South-Haven-MI.html
This property, known as the Bailey Home, was purchased from Liberty Bailey, father of Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey, by Frank E. Warner in 1918. Mr. Warner made this his home until his death in 1926.
Mr. Warner was a pioneer fruit grower of this comm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14D2_liberty-hyde-bailey_South-Haven-MI.html
The world-famous botanist and horticulturist, Liberty Hyde Bailey, was born in this frame house. Here in wilderness surroundings he learned of wild animals and plants and attended the local village school. He graduated from Michigan Agricultural C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14D1_haven-peaches_South-Haven-MI.html
The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University's South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963, eight yellow-fleshed freestone varieties were selected from more tha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14C9_warner-wine-haus_Paw-Paw-MI.html
Completed in 1898, this structure was built as a waterworks station for the village of Paw Paw. Water from artesian wells powered the plant, first by steam and after 1908 by hydro-electricity. In the 1920s the wells were capped, and the structure …