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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNJ_union-of-the-rivers_Union-City-MI.html
At this point the Coldwater and St. Joe Rivers join, creating their namesake "Union" City. In the late 1820s a road surveying party following the Washtenaw Indian Trail that later became M-60 stumbled upon this junction and returned givi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNI_first-fire-hall_Union-City-MI.html
In 1872, the Village Council made an appropriation of $1500 to purchase the first fire fighting equipment, a hand fire engine hose cart and 500 ft. of hose. The engine was christened "The St. Joseph" and a 43 member volunteer department …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNH_caille-richards-company_Union-City-MI.html
The Blue Star Veteran's Park Memorial up and to the left was once the site of one of Union City's most important industries. Established in 1901, Caille Richards Co. was part of a large international company with headquarters in Detroit and branch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNG_the-broadway-bridge_Union-City-MI.html
The first Broadway Bridge was constructed of wood in 1835. It was replaced with a steel structure in 1876. One of the largest bridges in Branch Co., it was washed out in the flood of 1908. Many locals who had been observing the floodwaters below n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNF_riverside-hotel-duo-coach-uci_Union-City-MI.html
Built in the early 1870s near the depot on Railroad St., the Riverside Hotel was first known as the Johnson House. It was moved to this location by teams of horses and oxen while rolling on logs. The two long verandas were then added. Before its a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNE_union-city-milling-and-mill-race-outlet_Union-City-MI.html
The small backwater to the left represents the exit of the millrace that was dug diagonally from the Coldwater River and powered saw and grist mills from the first settler in 1834 to 1949 when the 111 year old Randall Mill (below) caught fire. Six…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SND_the-french-trading-posts_Union-City-MI.html
Late in the seventeenth century, early French voyageurs made use of the entire length of the St. Joe in their push westward. The French built forts on the river at St. Joseph (1679) and Niles (1691) as strongholds for the fur trade. A memoir to th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNC_the-park-street-spencer-bridge_Union-City-MI.html
The Park Street Bridge was the second bridge built in Union City and originally wooden. The first steel span was erected in 1905. It was removed and replaced in 1974 with a new bridge at the cost of $141,000. The new bridge was renamed the Spencer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNB_alumni-field_Union-City-MI.html
In June 1925, 178 members of the Alumni Association gave donations of $970.19 to purchase Davis Field for construction of a track, baseball diamond, tennis courts and football field. In 1926, the land was donated to the school, and on June 14, 192…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNA_head-of-st-joe-navigation_Union-City-MI.html
In the 1800s, Union City was the head to 170 miles of busy commerce on the St. Joe. Large freight barges poled by 8 men as well as steamers carried grain, pork, whiskey, flour, hides, furs, pig iron and
other goods manufactured along its banks d…