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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YPD_the-grand-river-grand-river-history_Lansing-MI.html
The Grand River and its valley were formed by the melting of the continental glacier that retreated from this area some 12,000 years ago. Known by Chippewa Indians as Washtanong (further country) and by the French as le Riviere Grand, the Grand is…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YLX_lansing-fire-station-no-8_Lansing-MI.html
Lansing architects Bowd-Munson Company designed Fire Station No. 8, which opened in June 1931. The firehall was built by the H. G. Christman Company. Firefighters lived in the upper two floors, and the community used a large room in the basement f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YLW_michigan-national-guard-armory-119th-field-artillery_Lansing-MI.html
Michigan National Guard ArmoryBuilt in 1924, the Lansing Armory in one of five Michigan National Guard Armories designed by state architect Lynn M. Fry. The front block contained military office; the large hall in the rear had room for unit drills…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YH6_union-depot_Lansing-MI.html
The Union Depot began passenger service for the Michigan Central and Pere Marquette Railroads in 1902. The Detroit architectural firm of Spier and Rohns, which planned many Michigan Central stations, designed the building with Chateauesque conical…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YEB_church-of-the-resurrection-monsignor-john-a-gabriels_Lansing-MI.html
Side AChurch of the Resurrection - On June 15 1922, the Most Reverend Michael J. Gallagher, bishop of Detroit, sent Father John A. Gabriels to Lansing to establish a Catholic parish east of the Pere Marquette railroad tracks that would include E…
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