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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BXR_the-changing-shape-of-tawas-point_East-Tawas-MI.html
The point has steadily made to the southward and westward, and the extremity of it is now more than a mile from the light.
Report of the Light-House Board, 1873
Blowing, shifting sand on the point forced the construction of the current lighthou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BXQ_oil-house_East-Tawas-MI.html
"Put oil in new Oil House, cleaned same."
Lightkeeper Samuel Palmer, May 26, 1989
Fuel for the Tawas Point light was originally stored in an oil room in the keeper's dwelling. During the 1870s the Lighthouse Service changed fuels from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BXP_double-dwelling_East-Tawas-MI.html
It is respectfully requested that the Board take under consideration the advisability of erecting a set of quarters at this station for the assistant keeper.
Major Thomas Handbury
Corps of Engineers to Light-House Board
December 1899
Over…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BXO_a-new-light-on-the-horizon_East-Tawas-MI.html
Ottawa Point (now called Tawas Point) presents a hazard to navigation as it juts out into Lake Huron. It also shelters Tawas Bay, protecting ships from strong north or northeast winds.
In 1850, The Federal government set aside $5000 to build a l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BXN_preserving-the-light_East-Tawas-MI.html
The New Light Keepers
The State of Michigan acquired Tawas Point Light from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2002. The light will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Division, and interpreted by the Department of Histor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BXD_tawas-lighthouse_East-Tawas-MI.html
The point is a "making point."
Annual Report, U.S. Lighthouse Board, 1873
Throughout its recorded history, blowing, drifting sand has constantly extended Tawas Point. This lighthouse was built in 1876 because the end of the point had m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BXC_mackinac-county-soldiers-sailors-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Saint-Ignace-MI.html
Erected by the
Citizens of Mackinac County
in honor of our
Soldiers and Sailors
and in appreciation of their
sacrifice and service in the
World War
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BVU_historic-standish-depot_Standish-MI.html
HistoricStandish Depot
Built in 1889 byMichigan Central Railroad
with help of local farmers.
Presented byElizabeth Walker Warren Chapter
of MichiganNational Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
September 16, 2010
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BV7_the-michigan-ross-bur-oak_Ann-Arbor-MI.html
Conserving our living history
For 200 years or more, a majestic bur oak and its companions grew on a site that eventually became home to the Ross School of Business. But when the school took on a new construction project in 2014, concerns arose a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BU0_st-clair-river-habitat-restoration_Algonac-MI.html
The St. Clair River is part of the connecting channels between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. It is a 40 mile strait that flows south from Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair. The river serves as a navigational passage as well as an ecosystem for a great dive…